MTG-I2 / Meteosat-14
MTG-I2 is the second Meteosat Third Generation imaging satellite and completes the first MTG satellite family. Launched on 27 August 2026 aboard Ariane 6 flight VA270 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, it is designed to provide rapid-scan imagery over Europe and northern Africa every 2.5 minutes for weather forecasting, nowcasting and climate monitoring. Following separation into geostationary transfer orbit on 27 August 2026, the spacecraft entered launch and early operations ahead of commissioning for operational service.
Follow this mission
Schedule, status, and mission updates. Time-based alerts will start when a time is available.
Identity
- Aliases
- MTG-I2Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2Meteosat-14Meteosat 14
- Name
- MTG-I2 / Meteosat-14
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- MTG-I2 is the second Meteosat Third Generation imaging satellite and completes the first MTG satellite family. Launched on 27 August 2026 aboard Ariane 6 flight VA270 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, it is designed to provide rapid-scan imagery over Europe and northern Africa every 2.5 minutes for weather forecasting, nowcasting and climate monitoring. Following separation into geostationary transfer orbit on 27 August 2026, the spacecraft entered launch and early operations ahead of commissioning for operational service.
- Destination
- Geostationary orbit at approximately 36,000 km above the equator for rapid-scan weather observations over Europe and northern Africa
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully launched on 27 August 2026 aboard Ariane 6 flight VA270; following separation into geostationary transfer orbit on 27 August 2026, the spacecraft entered launch and early operations ahead of commissioning for operational service.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2026-08-27
- Vehicle Families
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- September 8, 2026 at 13:04:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 13:10:01 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Search Name
- MTG-I2 / Meteosat-14 MTG-I2 Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2 Meteosat-14 Meteosat 14
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles
- -