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MTG-I2
Third Meteosat Third Generation satellite, providing detailed weather and climate observations over Europe and North Africa.
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MTG-I2 is the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite and the third spacecraft in the MTG constellation. Developed by ESA for operations by EUMETSAT, it carries the Flexible Combined Imager and Lightning Imager to improve severe-weather nowcasting, numerical weather prediction, and climate monitoring over Europe and North Africa.
The launch
- Launch
- August 27, 2026, 22:11 CEST
- Launch location
- Europe's Spaceport, French Guiana
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 62
- Orbit
- Geostationary transfer orbit
Launch intelligence
An Arianespace Ariane 6 rocket launched the MTG-I2 mission on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Arianespace
- Vehicle
- Ariane 6
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2026-198
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Aug 27, 2026, 20:11 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Aug 27
- Pad and location
- ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre
Clear · 85°F · Wind 12 mph
- Temperature
- 84.8°F
- Wind
- 11.5 mph
- Condition
- Clear
- Forecast updated
- Aug 27, 2026, 10:00 UTC
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Current mission status
Now
Launch Successful
Objectives
- 01
Provide more detailed and frequent weather observations for Europe and North Africa.
- 02
Support severe-weather nowcasting, numerical weather prediction, and climate monitoring.
Spacecraft
MTG-I2
- Flexible Combined Imager
- Lightning Imager
Gallery
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