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MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio

MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio

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The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, launched on Ariane 6 flight VA270 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. It completes the first family of MTG satellites, which will deliver weather data over Europe and northern Africa.

The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has been launched on board Ariane 6, flight VA270, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, delivering data for weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa with unprecedented quality, quantity and frequency.

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