EUMETSAT's Metop-SGA1 Satellite to Launch NET August 12

VA264 Mission Will Be the Second Commercial Flight for Ariane 6 Launcher

Aug 04, 2025

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EUMETSAT's Metop-SGA1 satellite will be launched not earlier than August 12 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The mission, designated VA264, will be the second commercial flight for Ariane 6, the new European heavy-lift launcher. It will place its passenger, the Metop-SGA1 satellite, into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (S…

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