Ariane 62Ariane 62 | MTG-I2
Launch Time
Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
Current Status
Go for Launch
Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
Launch Provider
Arianespace
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 62
Launch Date
27 August 2026
Launch Time (Minute)
08:10 PM
Launch Window
150 minutes
Launch Status
Go for Launch
Earth Science
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Window Start
08:10 PM
Liftoff (T-0)
08:10 PM
Window End
10:40 PM
Arianespace
Commercial
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
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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?
From the ESA Blogs.
Three Earth observation satellites, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with European partners, and due to launch later this year, have completed their functional and environmental tests and are ready to travel to the European spaceport in French Guiana. But first, journalists were invited to have one last look.
The second of the Meteosat Third Generation Imagers, MTG-I2, has passed some important milestones in the cleanroom facilities at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, southern France.