Media invitation: Register for MTG-S1 and Copernicus Sentinel-4 pre-launch briefings

Written by Copernical Team Friday, 13 June 2025 12:07

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Media invitation: MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 pre-launch briefings

Journalists are invited to learn more about these two missions by joining pre-launch media briefings in English, German, French and Italian on 24 June.

Two of these briefings – the English and the German iterations – will take place at the Living Planet Symposium in Vienna, with the possibility to connect online, while the sessions in French and Italian will be held online only. The English briefing will be livestreamed on ESA Web TV, and a recording will later be made available on the ESA website.

Both Meteosat Third Generation and Copernicus Sentinel-4 are world-class Earth observation missions developed with European partners to address scientific and societal challenges.

The MTG-S1 satellite will generate a completely new type of data product, especially suited to nowcasting severe weather events, with three-dimensional views of the atmosphere. Copernicus Sentinel-4 will be the first mission to monitor European air quality from geostationary orbit, providing hourly information that will transform how we predict air pollution across Europe.

Media briefing in French, 24 June, 10:45–11:45 CEST (online only)

Speakers:

Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA

Susanne Dieterle, System Manager, Eumetsat

Elisabeth Hamdouch, Deputy Head of Earth Observation Unit, European Commission

Hervé Roquet, Météo-France, NMHS

Media briefing in Italian, 24 June, 13:00–14:00 CEST (online only)

Speakers:

Giorgio Bagnasco, Copernicus Sentinel-4 Project Manager, ESA

Paolo Ruti, Chief Scientist, Eumetsat

Mauro Facchini, Head of Earth Observation Unit, European Commission

Silvia Puca, Protezione civile