LYNRED at the forefront of the next mission of Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1)

LYNRED, a global provider of infrared (IR) imaging technologies, announces that two completely new products, IRS MW-IR and LW-IR, have just been launched by taking off to space. These two space qualified sensors are specifically designed for sounding applications within the infrared MWIR to VLWIR spectral range. They will play a crucial role in the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder mission (MTG-S1), that took off  from Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 1, 2025 at 5.03 p.m Eastern Day Time (11.03 p.m. Central European Time). The MTG-S1 satellite carries two key missions: the Infrared Sounder (IRS) and the Copernicus Sentinel-4 Ultraviolet-Visible-Near-Infrared light imaging spectrometer (UVN), now on their way to their positioning 36,000 km above Earth.

The MTG system is the most complex and innovative geostationary weather satellite system ever built. The main objective of the MTG-S (Sounder) mission is to enhance Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) capabilities at regional and global scales. The IRS will be the first European hyperspectral infrared sounder instrument in geostationary orbit.