After completing the first phase of testing in one of spaceport's cleanrooms in Kourou, the MTG-i1 satellite has been transferred to the Hazardous Processing Facility to be prepared for fuelling.
The first Meteosat Third Generation satellite is scheduled for liftoff on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, MTG-I1, which carries two new extremely sensitive instruments, promises to further bolster Europe's leadership in weather forecasting.
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Entering the second phase of its launch campaign at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, the MTG-I1 satellite has been transferred to the hazardous processing facility, to be prepared for fuelling.
MTG-I1, the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite, is being prepared for its upcoming launch on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, this new satellite, which carries two new extremely sensitive instruments, promises to further bolster Europe's leadership in weather forecasting.
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After six weeks of intense work at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, the MTG-I1 launch campaign has entered the second delicate phase of preparations and the satellite is now in the hazardous processing facility ready for fuelling.
MTG-I1, the first satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation programme, is being prepared for its upcoming launch, scheduled on an Ariane 5 rocket in December.
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As part of the MTG-I1 launch campaign, the Ariane 5 fairing, that will protect the satellite during launch, is being thoroughly inspected for internal cleanliness, to ensure the environment for the upcoming encapsulation meets the high cleanliness requirements needed for the spacecraft.
MTG-I1 is the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite that is scheduled for launch on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, this new satellite, which carries two new extremely sensitive instruments, promises to further bolster Europe's leadership in weather forecasting.
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The first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite has been at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana since the middle of October being readied for liftoff. A critical milestone in preparing for launch is fuelling the satellite for its life in space. The image shows specialists kitted out for the hazardous task of fuelling. Liftoff on scheduled for mid-December 2022 on an Ariane 5 rocket.
This new satellite carries two completely new instrument that will deliver high-quality data to improve weather forecasts: a Flexible Combined Imager and Europe’s first Lightning Imager.
The Flexible Combined Imager has more spectral channels and is capable of imaging in higher resolution compared to current Meteosat Second Generation’s Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared instrument.
The Lightning Imager offers a completely new capability for European meteorological satellites. It will continuously monitor more than 80% of the Earth disc for lightning discharges, taking place either between clouds or between clouds and the ground.
Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG-P.Piron
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