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Europe Ariane 6 rocket launches a weather satellite
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Europe's Ariane 6 rocket sent a weather and climate satellite to orbit on Tuesday night. The Ariane 6 took off at 8:37 p.m. EDT from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in its third-ever launch, carrying the Metop-SGA1....
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 successfully launches Metop-SGA1 weather satellite “This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter”
SatNews
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August 13, 2025
On August 12, 2025 at 9:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (00:37 a.m. UTC, 2:37 a.m. CEST, on August 13), Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport carrying EUMETSAT’s Metop-SGA1 satellite. With this second commercial flight, Ariane 6,...
Video 00:01:20 Applications MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch on Ariane 6 13/08/2025 17 views 0 likes Play
ESA
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Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission – has launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 13 August at 02:37...
Two new rockets just launched within 30 minutes of each other. Watch the highlights
Digital Trends
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August 13, 2025
Two new rockets just launched within 30 minutes of each other, with each vehicle lifting off for just the third time. First up, Arianespace’s Ariane 6 launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 8:37 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 12....
ESA launches new satellite to improve weather forecasting and climate analysis
Belga News Agency
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August 12, 2025
The European Space Agency and EUMETSAT – the operator of European weather satellites – will launch a new-generation weather satellite into space on Wednesday morning. The mission of the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite, which will depart from French Guiana,...
Arianespace ready for Tuesday launch of EUMETSAT’s Metop-SG A1 weather satellite
SatNews
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August 12, 2025
Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite — which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package — is set for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August...
Ghostly 'spiral' photobombs Perseid meteors over several US states — and experts are unsure what caused it" target="_self"…
LiveScience
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August 15, 2025
Photographer Joshua Thum captured a shot of the mystery spiral glowing above Wisconsin's Yerkes Observatory while trying to snap "shooting stars" from the Perseids meteor shower. (Image credit: Joshua Thum)While searching for "shooting stars" from...
Warning as deadly ‘suitcase viruses’ that destroy organs and trigger brain swelling spread across the UK and Europe
The Sun
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August 15, 2025
DEADLY viruses could be making their way to the UK on planes and in holidaymakers' suitcases, experts warn. They say international travel is fuelling a "concerning" rise in both chikungunya and oropouche, and the worst could be yet to come. 18...
Teledyne Space Imaging Sensors are launched with EUMETSAT’s MetOp-SG-A1 satellite
SatNews
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August 13, 2025
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), a provider of advanced imaging solutions, has launched a suite of sensors designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging that are onboard the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite. MetOp-SG-A1 is the first unit...
Video 00:01:45 Applications Behind the scenes with MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 11/08/2025 17 views 0 likes Play
ESA
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Experience the preparation of the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite, hosting Copernicus Sentinel-5, scheduled for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time)....
Did you see it? Rocket launch creates spiral of light in the night sky
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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August 14, 2025
Were you watching the Perseids meteor shower Tuesday night? We're sure it was an enthralling sight to see, thanks to mostly clear skies. But then there was another unusual sight for folks across the Valley. A mysterious spiral of light rotating in...
Spiral image in the sky catches local residents’ attention
Leader Publications - Missouri
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Jefferson County residents were among those who saw a strange image in the sky Tuesday night that is believed to have been the result of fuel dumped by a rocket. Nancy Timmerman spotted the unusual spiral-shaped sight while she and her husband...
New ESA satellite to monitor weather, climate and air quality ready for mid-August lift-off
E&T
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August 7, 2025
The soon-to-launch MetOp-SG-A1 will carry six instruments: a next-generation infrared atmospheric sounder; a microwave sounder; a multispectral imaging radiometer; a novel multiviewing, multichannel, multipolarisation imager; a radio occultation...
New satellites in space to ‘save lives’ by giving early warnings on heatwaves and extreme weather
The Independent
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August 12, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Satellites project could save lives, give extreme weather warnings
Yahoo News
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A series of satellites are set to be launched into space over the next 15 years to help “save lives” and give early warning of increasingly extreme weather, British experts have said. The Metop Second Generation project aims to make weather...
Mystery object in the sky not just a rocket launch
WHSV-TV - Virginia
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August 14, 2025
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -Mystery object that appeared in sky identified. Originally, speculation was that it was from the Cape Canaveral launch. There were actually two rocket launches Tuesday evening. One in Cape Canaveral, but the other in...
Global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows
The New Zealand Herald
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August 13, 2025
As part of a strategic effort to reduce reliance on the US dollar, insulate itself from potential United States sanctions and build its own capacity to influence the international monetary system, China is procuring gold at a voracious pace. This...
‘Learn a little bit every day': Orb over Connecticut catches attention of many
NBC Connecticut
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August 13, 2025
Did you see the mysterious object in the skies over Connecticut on Tuesday night? It was captured on video and shared widely on social media. Well, it turned out to be a rocket launching out of South America headed north. The NBC Connecticut...
Stargazers dazzled as spirals of light appear in night sky
ABC News - New York
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August 13, 2025
Stargazers on the lookout for the Perseid meteor shower were treated to an extra nighttime spectacular on Tuesday night as spirals appeared in the sky along the East Coast. The unusual light show -- which appeared to show circling lights in the...
Investing in Space: Space IPOs are rearing their heads again
CNBC
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August 8, 2025
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