MISSION OVERVIEW
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Booster Landing: Droneship
The Sentinel-4 instrument, which will monitor air quality over Europe, sits on board the MTG-Sounder (MTG-S) satellite. The latter, which carries the MTG-S Infrared Sounder, is one of the three MTG satellites that will provide improved data for weather forecasting and storm detection.