Mission: MTG-I2
Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
Customers: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTG-I2 2026-198A | Payload | 35784 × 35792 km · 0.9° | Globe |
| ARIANE 6 R/B 2026-198B | Rocket body | 170 × 34932 km · 6.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2026-198. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
Where to watch
Replay Official Webcast Flight VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace Arianespace · English Replay Official Webcast MTG-I2 launch (Official broadcast) European Space Agency, ESA · English Replay Official Webcast Vol VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace Arianespace · French Replay Unofficial Webcast Ariane 6 launches MTG-I2 Weather Satellite for EUMETSAT NASASpaceflight · EnglishTimeline
T−00:00:07IgnitionT+00:00:00LiftoffT+00:02:15SRB SeparationT+00:03:31Fairing SeparationT+00:07:43MECOT+00:07:49Stage 2 SeparationT+00:07:58SEST+00:21:48SECOT+00:36:27Payload Separation
Updates
- Launch success with satellite in contact. source
- Spacecraft separation. source
- Liftoff. source
- Updated T-0. source
- Official Webcast by Arianespace has started source
- Added launch window. source
- NET August 27. source
- NET August. source
- Moved to Q3, after Amazon Leo LE-03. source
- NET June 2026 source
- NET Q3 2026. source
- NET Q2 2026 source
- NET Q1 2026 source