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MTG-I2 meets its fairing

MTG-I2 signed patch on Ariane 6 fairing

MTG-I2 positioned on payload transporter

MTG-I2 placed on payload transporter

Map of Europe's Spaceport

MTG-I2 attached to payload adapter

MTG-I2 integrated onto payload adapter

Ariane 6 blueprint

MTG-I2 inside Ariane 6 fairing

MTG-I2 patch next to Ariane 6

MTG-I2 inside Ariane 6 fairing (full view)

MTG-I2 inside Ariane 6 fairing (partial view)

MTG-I2 and Ariane 6 fairing

MTG-I2 fairing jettison

Ariane 6 evolutions

Personnel from Thales Alenia Space (TAS) are pictured in this photo.

MTG-I2 is part of the MTG constellation – a cutting-edge weather mission.

SCAPE suits are is needed for protection when working with propellants.

Propellent loading takes place in the Hazardous Processing Facility at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

ESA logo added to fairing for ninth Ariane 6 launch

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MTG-I2 patch and ESA logo added to Ariane 6 fairing

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Ariane 6 fairing branded, ready for MTG-I2 launch

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite being transferred to the Hazardous Processing Facility.

The satellite will improve data for weather forecasts in Europe and in North Africa.

MTG-I2 is part of the MTG constellation – a cutting-edge weather mission based on the long-standing partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Eumetsat.

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite has been inspected by teams from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space (TAS).

This latest inspection confirmed that everything is nominal before the hazardous propellant loading phase begins during the week 10-14 August.

Behind the scenes a team of experts has been inspecting every hinge, bolt and surface

Seven members of ESA’s MTG team at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

MTG-I2 will capture data of lightning, atmosphere, clouds and developing storms in unprecedented detail.

Pictured here during a team-building workshop in April.

MTG-I2 will be in orbit around Earth for at least the next eight-and-a-half years.

Members of ESA’s MTG team at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Liftoff as Ariane 6 takes flight for the first time

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 lift off on Ariane 6

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 lift off on Ariane 6

Ariane 6 first flight soars

The first Ariane 6 rocket soars

Europe’s new weather satellite launches

The next satellite in the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation satellite system, Sentinel-3C, has been unpacked from its container at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

The MTG-I2 satellite has undergone a 'fit check' with its launch vehicle adapter to ensure that everything fits correctly before the actual launch

The MTG-I2 satellite has undergone a 'fit check' with its launch vehicle adapter to ensure that everything fits correctly before the actual launch

The MTG-I2 satellite has undergone a 'fit check' with its launch vehicle adapter to ensure that everything fits correctly before the actual launch

The MTG-I2 satellite has undergone a 'fit check' with its launch vehicle adapter to ensure that everything fits correctly before the actual launch

MTG-I2 was taken out of its protective casing at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

MTG-I2 was taken out of its protective casing at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

Artist's view of Space Transportation's major programmes from 2026 onwards – vertical

Artist's view of Space Transportation's major programmes from 2026 onwards

This image of Earth, with the day-night terminator line clearly visible, was captured by the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) mission

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