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The mission

Building on the long-standing partnership between ESA and Eumetsat, Meteosat Third Generation will guarantee the continuity of data for weather forecasting from geostationary orbit for the next two decades. The full MTG system is based on a series of two types of satellite: four MTG-Imagers and two MTG-Sounders. The first satellite, MTG-I1, was launched on 13 December 2022.

The launch

  • Date: MTG-I1 on 13 December 2022
              MTG-S1 on 1 July 2025
  • Site: MTG-I1 from Kourou, French Guiana
             MTG-S1 from Cape Canaveral, Florida
  • Rocket: MTG-I1 on Ariane 5
                  MTG-S1 on SpaceX Falcon 9
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