Quote from: GWR64 on 09/25/2024 05:10 pmSES-STA-INTR2024-06329 (perishable link)QuoteSSC Space US dba USN request a 180 day STA to support MTG-S1's testing and LEOP operations from its Hawaii station commencing March 1st 2025. Launch is planned for July:QuoteIn order to continue this mutual geostationary support in the future, EUMETSAT will launch the next Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite in July 2025.
SES-STA-INTR2024-06329 (perishable link)QuoteSSC Space US dba USN request a 180 day STA to support MTG-S1's testing and LEOP operations from its Hawaii station commencing March 1st 2025.
SSC Space US dba USN request a 180 day STA to support MTG-S1's testing and LEOP operations from its Hawaii station commencing March 1st 2025.
In order to continue this mutual geostationary support in the future, EUMETSAT will launch the next Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite in July 2025.
SES-STA-20240925-02028Universal Space Network, Inc. requests special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days, to operate its fixed earth station located in Naalehu, HIto provide launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) support to the MTG-S1 satellite, licensed by Germany, in the 2075.0979 MHz (Earth-to-space) and 2253.5 MHz, 2243.5 MHz, 2246.5 MHz, and 2258.5 MHz (space-to-Earth) center frequencies.
Launch Date: Jun 2025
MTG-S1 (to be renamed Meteosat-13 after commissioning), planned October 2024-March 2025
According to the ESA Director General Annual Press Conference, this is now targeting Q3 of this year.
MTG-S and Sentinel-4 cleanroom visitDate: 20 FebruaryScheduled to launch in Q3, the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder and Sentinel-4 satellite will be available to see in the OHB cleanroom in Bremen, Germany, before shipment to the launch site in the United States.[...]MTG-S and Sentinel-4 launch Date: Q3Copernicus Sentinel-4 will monitor air quality, trace gases and aerosols over Europe at high spatial resolution every hour during the day. It will fly with the first of the sounder class satellites of the Meteosat Third Generation fleet. The first MTG-S satellite will introduce a groundbreaking infrared sounding capability, enhancing weather prediction accuracy even further.
“These observations will soon be supplemented by data from the Meteosat Third Generation – Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite, set for launch in July 2025, which will deliver crucial observations relevant for identifying early convective changes in the atmosphere, such as sudden shifts in temperature and humidity. These data will address key gaps in direct atmospheric observations.”
1️⃣cleanroom visit, 2️⃣missions at once!Today we are at OHB Bremen to see for the last time the latest-generation European weather satellite, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder, MTG-S.MTG-S carries the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, which will be used to monitor air quality with its ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared light (UVN) spectrometer.Soon the satellite will travel to the launch site🚀 📸ESA- M. Pedoussant
SES-STA-20240925-02028On March 10, 2025, Universal Space Network, Inc. was granted special temporary authority for 180 days, beginning on March 11, 2025 through September 6, 2025, to operate its fixed antenna in Naalehu, HI to provide launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) support to communicate with the MTG-S1 satellite, at the 2075.0979 MHz (Earth-to-space), and 2253.5 MHz, 2243.5 MHz, 2246.5 MHz, and 2258.5 MHz (space-to-Earth) center frequencies.
