Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
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Ariane 64
MTG-I2
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T-0 (UTC)00:00 UTC
VehicleAriane 64
StatusTBD
T-0 (UTC)27 August 2026 at 00:00 UTC
VehicleAriane 64
Launch padAriane Launch Area 4
CountryGUF
TypeEarth Science
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Unpacking Europe’s new weather imagers
The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 rocket that will launch it into space towards the end of the summer. So how will this 3800 kg satellite help improve weather forecasts for Europe and North Africa?