Eumetsat Shifts Launch From Ariane 6 To SpaceX

Irene Klotz July 01, 2024

An early image from the MTG-I1, launched in December 2022.

Credit: Eumetsat/ESA
Concerned about timing for a launch on Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 6 rocket, Europe’s Eumetsat agency is turning to SpaceX to deliver its Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) weather satellite into orbit in 2025. “This decision was driven by exceptional circumstances” Eumetsat Director...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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