Luxembourg’s NAOS Earth Observation Satellite Launched Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9

Rideshare customers integrated for the NAOS Falcon 9 mission, (c) SpaceX

Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, 26 August 2025 – Luxembourg successfully placed its first national Earth observation satellite, the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS), into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff occurred at 11:53 a.m. Pacific Time in a mission lasting just over one hour. SpaceX confirmed the deployment of NAOS and all rideshare payloads. The rocket’s first-stage booster returned to land at Vandenberg, completing its 27th mission.

https://www.noozhawk.com/spacex-rocket-launch-delivers-satellites-for-luxembour…

Satellite data highlight droughts, lake warming, permafrost thaw, and ozone recovery worldwide

Soil Moisture Anomalies, (c) ESA

Space-Based Observations Reveal Key Climate Changes in 2024


Satellite data continue to play a crucial role in understanding Earth’s changing climate. The annual State of the Climate report, published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, draws on a combination of space-based measurements, ground stations, ocean buoys, and field observations to provide a comprehensive overview of global climate conditions.

MetOp-SG-A1 Weather Satellite Launched to Boost Forecasting and Climate Monitoring

MetOp-SG-A1 satellite fixed to Ariane 6 launch adaptor, (c) esa

Kourou, French Guiana, 13 August 2025 – Ushering in a new era of weather and climate monitoring from polar orbit, Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG-A1) weather satellite has been launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff occurred at 02:37 CEST (12 August, 21:37 local time), carrying the four-ton spacecraft into a polar orbit roughly 800 km above Earth.

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/Me…
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