MTG-I2 reaches its final orbit
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DARMSTADT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)– EUMETSAT Mission Control Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, took control of the newest addition to its fleet of meteorological satellites, Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2), on September 9, 2026, following the successful completion of the launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP). This press release contains multimedia. View the full press release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260909753424/nl/ …
DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EUMETSAT Mission Control Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, took control of the newest addition to its fleet of meteorological satellites, Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2), on September 9, 2026, following the successful completion of the launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP). MTG-I2 was launched on August 27, 2026, from the European Spaceport in French Guiana and has now reached its geostationary orbit, a…
MTG-I2 reaches its final orbit
Europe’s Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2) satellite has reached its designated orbit at 36 000 km from Earth and is ready to begin its commissioning phase, preparing it to provide years of service to improve weather forecasting over Europe and North Africa.
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