Another milestone for the future of European weather observation
Written by Copernical Team Monday, 21 July 2025 05:15-
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The Meteosat Third Generation sounder satellite, hosting the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, has reached its orbit and has been placed under the control of Eumetsat. It is now ready to start commissioning before beginning operations to monitor Earth’s atmosphere from a distance of 36 000 km.