Teledyne Space Imaging CIS111 Detector Launches Aboard MTG-I2
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Teledyne Space Imaging CIS111 Detector Launches Aboard MTG-I2
CHELMSFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 28, 2026-
The Ariane 6 rocket has taken off with the MTG-I2 satellite on board from the European space port of Kurú (French Guiana) this Thursday August 28th at 22:11 Spanish Peninsular time, being the first mission of the European launcher to geostationary orbit, about 36,000 kilometers above the equator.This mission, with the MTG-I2 satellite as the protagonist, is designed to generate data and images that improve the monitoring of weather phenomena and…
Launched by Kourou with an Ariane 6, the new spacecraft of the Eumetsat constellation will allow you to observe thunderstorms, lightning and other weather events with a frequency and a level of detail never reached before. Expected at least 50 times more data compared to the previous generation Meteosat
MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6, completing Europe's new weather satellite constellation
The launch of MTG-I2 from French Guiana completes the first trio of Meteosat Third Generation satellites, delivering high-resolution data and images every 2.5 minutes to transform weather forecasting and early warnings of extreme events.
The Ariane 6 took off from Kourou with the MTG-I2 satellite, a key piece of the Third Generation Meteosat network that seeks to improve early detection of storms, floods, fires and fog. *** The launch took place on 27 August from the European Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana. MTG-I2 was released into a geostationary transfer orbit 36 minutes after take-off. The mission represented the ninth flight of Ariane 6, whose most powerful version can …
Europe will expand its time surveillance network with MTG-I2, the second image satellite of the third generation of Meteosat. It has been developed by the [...]
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