Unpacking Europe’s new weather imagers


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

The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 rocket that will launch it into space towards the end of the summer. So how will this 3800 kg satellite help improve weather forecasts for Europe and North Africa?