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First Caracal helicopters land in French Guiana bringing new capability to jungle operations
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by the French Army on August 12, 2025, the French Guiana Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first two H225M Caracal helicopters, marking a decisive step in the long-awaited renewal of rotary-wing...
Satellite project could save lives, give extreme weather warnings
The Malaysian Star
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August 17, 2025
LONDON: 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...
Satellite to track climate change from space with help from Scots scientists
STV News
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August 16, 2025
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh are celebrating the successful launch of a new satellite set to transform the way the world monitors carbon dioxide. MicroCarb – a landmark UK-France mission – has soared into orbit aboard the 35-metre...
New European satellite launch lifts weather forecasting to new heights
World Meteorological Organization
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August 15, 2025
Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) lifted off on an Ariane-62 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August. It is the first of the next generation of European polar-orbiting weather satellites and also hosts the new...
7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more this weekend (August 22)
TechRadar
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August 22, 2025
We're in a slightly weird place in the streaming world this week (August 18-24). As summer and winter start to wind down in the northern and southern hemispheres, the world's best streaming services appear to be withholding their biggest releases...
Successful launch of Metop-SGA1 to take weather forecasting to new heights
Meteorological Technology International
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August 14, 2025
The Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, carrying the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on August 13. The satellite, which is the first in the...
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...
Europe launches first next-generation weather satellite, MetOp-SG A1, to boost forecast accuracy
Aviation24.be
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August 13, 2025
CU1 Fairing at EFA. 08-02-2025.Europe’s first next-generation meteorological satellite, MetOp-SG A1, was successfully launched on 13 August 2025 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. Built by Airbus for the European Space Agency...
European satellite launches to boost extreme weather monitoring
The Sun Daily
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August 13, 2025
KOUROU: A new European satellite designed to improve extreme weather monitoring blasted into orbit aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. The MetOp-SGA1 satellite will provide earlier warnings for deadly heatwaves, storms and other...
Ariane 6 rocket launches with next-gen weather satellite as deadly heatwave hits Europe
Dunya News
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(AFP) - As Europe battles record-breaking heat, the Ariane 6 rocket carrying the MetOp-SGA1 satellite successfully launched on Wednesday from French Guiana. Developed by the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites,...
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....
MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5A Launch Ushers in New Era for Weather and Climate Monitoring
Space Newscast
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August 13, 2025
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA: In a significant event for European space science, the first MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG-A1) satellite—equipped with the advanced Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument—was successfully launched into orbit today atop an...
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,...
Ariane 6 carrying climate monitoring satellite succesfully launched on commercial mission
Euronews
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August 13, 2025
Published on 13/08/2025 - 11:00 GMT+2 Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully launched for a third time on Tuesday night, carrying a satellite into orbit for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. "The success of this second commercial...
Arianespace Launches European Weather Satellite in Ariane 6 Mission
Via Satellite
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August 13, 2025
Arianespace launches the second commercial Ariane 6 mission on Aug. 12. Photo: Arianespace Arianespace launched the second commercial Ariane 6 mission on Tuesday evening, launching EUMETSAT‘s Metop-SGA1 satellite. The Ariane 6 rocket took off from...
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...
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,...
Satellites project could help ‘save lives’ and give extreme weather warnings
Express & Star
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August 12, 2025
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, experts have said. The Metop Second Generation project aims to make weather forecasting...
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...
New technology will 'transform' Met Office weather forecasts and it launches this week
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 12, 2025
A new piece of technology that is set to "transform" how weather agencies like the Met Office make forecasts is launching this week. And when we say 'launching', we mean it literally. The cutting-edge tech is a satellite that will be heading up...