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Arianespace Launches Metop-SGA1 with Ariane 6 to Advance European Climate and Weather Monitoring

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, July 2025

(IN BRIEF) Arianespace will launch EUMETSAT’s Metop-SGA1 satellite on August 12, 2025, via Ariane 6 from Kourou, marking the second commercial mission for Europe’s new heavy-lift launcher. Metop-SGA1, the first in a new generation of European polar-orbiting weather satellites, will … Read the full press release

GKN Aerospace Secures Frame Contract to Supply Ariane 6 Engine Components

PRESS RELEASE -- 8, July 2025

IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup have signed a Frame Contract for Ariane 6’s operational phase, ensuring GKN will supply LH₂ and LOX turbines for both Vulcain 2.1 and Vinci engines, plus the Vulcain 2.1 nozzle extension. Produced in Sweden … Read the full press release