Ariane 64

MTG-I2

T-0 (UTC) · 27 août 2026 à 00:00 UTC Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · GUF TBD

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LanceurAriane 64

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T-0 (UTC)27 août 2026 à 00:00 UTC

LanceurAriane 64

Pas de tirAriane Launch Area 4

PaysGUF

TypeEarth Science

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

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ESA7 juillet à 08:00 UTC

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?