Metop-SG B1

NET December 2026

Mission brief

What is happening

Arianespace is launching Metop-SG B1 on a Ariane 62 from Ariane Launch Area 4 at Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. It is an Earth observation mission heading to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.

Why it matters

Earth observation satellites feed weather forecasting, climate records and disaster response, so their data outlives the launch by decades.

At a glance

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload: Metop-SG B1
Mission type: Earth Science
Rocket: Ariane 62
Provider: Arianespace
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 4

Second of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.

What changed

Every change to this schedule, logged as it happened. Most trackers only ever show you today's date.

OCT 13 · 7:00 PM UTC
Window closes 31 days later
2026-11-30 00:00 UTC → 2026-12-31 00:00 UTC
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OCT 13 · 7:00 PM UTC
Window opens 31 days later
2026-11-30 00:00 UTC → 2026-12-31 00:00 UTC
Detected by RocketRune
OCT 13 · 7:00 PM UTC
Moved 31 days later
2026-11-30 00:00 UTC → 2026-12-31 00:00 UTC
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7 more entries in the full history of this launch. RocketRune Pro shows every change and every dated note.

Schedule confidence

LOW

Treat this date as provisional.

Why does RocketRune rate it this way?

Only a target month has been announced.
The provider has not committed to this date.
The launch time has held for 13 days.

This is a RocketRune assessment of how firm the published schedule is, not a prediction of launch success. It is calculated from the date precision and status published by the launch provider, plus the schedule changes RocketRune has recorded for this mission.

Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Vehicle: Ariane 62
Provider: Arianespace
Orbit: SSO
Payload: Metop-SG B1
Status: To Be Determined
Vehicle height: 63 m
Liftoff thrust: 10,370 kN
Vehicle type flights: 6
Vehicle type success rate: 100.0%

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