Metop Second Generation A1 and Copernicus Sentinel-5
The Metop Second Generation satellite will be the first of the next generation of European polar-orbiting weather satellites.
Upcoming launches
An overview of satellite launches
Follow the launch of Europe’s next generation of weather and environmental monitoring satellites on our satellite launch hub.
Last Updated
20 August 2025
Published on
29 January 2025
EUMETSAT is in the process of upgrading its geostationary Meteosat and polar-orbiting Metop weather satellite series. Over the coming years, many new Meteosat Third Generation imaging and sounding satellites and Metop Second Generation satellites will be launched and bring in a new era in weather and climate monitoring in Europe, and beyond.
Over the same period there will also be launches of additional Copernicus satellites including ocean-monitoring Sentinel-3 and -6 satellites and new Sentinel-4 and -5 atmospheric monitoring missions, which are onboard the MTG and Metop-SG satellites respectively.
On this page you can follow the upcoming launches and find out more about how these exciting new satellites will change our ability to monitor and better understand our planet.
