Published on
28/08/2026 - 4:47 GMT+2
The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached a historic milestone in Earth observation and meteorological science, in the midst of the climate crisis and growing weather-related disasters. The MTG-I2 ("Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2") satellite has been successfully launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
With this mission, ESA completes the first trio in the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) constellation. MTG-I2, which was successfully launched on 27 July, is the second imaging satellite in this fleet and joins the first Imager (launched in 2022) and the Sounder (launched in 2025). Once its commissioning phase is complete, the constellation will begin operating at full capacity.
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