MTG-I2 Ready for Launch on Ariane 6
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DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 28, 2026-
Europe has a new satellite to monitor the weather. The Meteosat Third Generation Imager probe, abbreviated MTG-I2, was launched on Thursday from Kourou Space Base in French Guiana.
DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2) satellite has successfully passed its first critical post-launch milestones, completing the first full Meteosat third-generation constellation in orbit. The MTG-I2 imaging satellite is in orbit and operating as planned following its successful launch yesterday at 22:11 CEST aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in French Guiana. Our teams
Three modern weather satellites are to ensure the weather forecast in Europe for decades. Now the constellation has been completed.
MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6
The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing and is in place on its launch pad. It is scheduled to lift off on Thursday evening, 27 August, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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