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Timeline

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	* In July 2011, [[European Space Agency\|ESA]] awarded a contract to [[Astrium]] to develop and build two Sentinel-4 instruments to be carried on MTG-S satellites. At that time, the launches were expected to happen in 2019 and 2027.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Astrium to build ESA's Sentinel-4 atmospheric sensors \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-4/Astrium_to_build_ESA_s_Sentinel-4_atmospheric_sensors \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>		* In July 2011, [[European Space Agency\|ESA]] awarded a contract to [[Astrium]] to develop and build two Sentinel-4 instruments to be carried on MTG-S satellites. At that time, the launches were expected to happen in 2019 and 2027.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Astrium to build ESA's Sentinel-4 atmospheric sensors \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-4/Astrium_to_build_ESA_s_Sentinel-4_atmospheric_sensors \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>
	* In February 2023, the Sentinel-4 instrument module, containing the UVN spectrometer, was shipped from [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]] in the UK, to [[OHB SE\|OHB]] in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sentinel-4 set to join next weather satellite \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-4/Sentinel-4_set_to_join_next_weather_satellite \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>		* In February 2023, the Sentinel-4 instrument module, containing the UVN spectrometer, was shipped from [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]] in the UK, to [[OHB SE\|OHB]] in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sentinel-4 set to join next weather satellite \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-4/Sentinel-4_set_to_join_next_weather_satellite \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>
	* In August 2023, the three instruments (Sentinel 4 UVN, RMU and IRS) have been installed on the MTG-S1 satellite at [[OHB SE\|OHB]]'s facilities in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Putting the S in the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Putting_the_S_in_the_first_Meteosat_Third_Generation_Sounder \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>		* In August 2023, the three MTG-S instruments (Sentinel 4, RMU and IRS) have been installed on the MTG-S1 satellite at [[OHB SE\|OHB]]'s facilities in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Putting the S in the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Putting_the_S_in_the_first_Meteosat_Third_Generation_Sounder \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>
	* In July 2024, the MTG-S1 satellite has successfully passed its environmental test campaign at [[IABG]]’s facilities near [[Munich]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Weather satellite passes bake and shake tests with flying colours \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Weather_satellite_passes_bake_and_shake_tests_with_flying_colours \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>		* In July 2024, the MTG-S1 satellite has successfully passed its environmental test campaign at [[IABG]]’s facilities near [[Munich]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Weather satellite passes bake and shake tests with flying colours \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Weather_satellite_passes_bake_and_shake_tests_with_flying_colours \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>
	* In February 2025, the MTG-S1 satellite had completed all functional and environmental tests in [[Bremen]] and was pronounced ready for transport to the launch site.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Two atmospheric missions on one satellite \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Two_atmospheric_missions_on_one_satellite \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>		* In February 2025, the MTG-S1 satellite had completed all functional and environmental tests in [[Bremen]] and was pronounced ready for transport to the launch site.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Two atmospheric missions on one satellite \|url=https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Two_atmospheric_missions_on_one_satellite \|access-date=2025-06-04 \|website=www.esa.int \|language=en}}</ref>