MTG-I2 ready for launch
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, is ready for launch on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Lift off is scheduled for 27 August 2026 at 22:10 ...
Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff
The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) is set for liftoff on flight VA270 on an Ariane 6, from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG ...
Europes next-generation weather...
The first images from the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been shared at the European Space Conference in Brussels, showing how the mission will provide data on temperature and ...
ESAs Biomass goes live with data now...
The European Space Agency's innovative Biomass satellite is now fully commissioned, opening free access to a powerful new stream of data that promise a step change in our understanding of forest ...
Sentinel-2 explores night vision
After more than 10 years in orbit, the first Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, Sentinel-2A, is still finding new ways to contribute to Earth observation. With its younger siblings, Sentinel-2B and ...
ESAs photosynthesis satellite fuelled
Europe's newest eye on the health of Earth's vegetation has taken another crucial step towards orbit – the European Space Agency's FLEX satellite has been fuelled at Europe's Spaceport in French ...
Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss...
Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier's floating ice tongue broke away on 4 August ...
Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing
On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched ...
Sentinel-3 provides faster data for...
Satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission is reaching emergency services up to three times faster, enabling a quicker response to wildfires in Europe – all thanks to teams at the ...
Media invitation: MTG-I2 pre-launch...
10 August 2026Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, ...
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