Eumetsat Prepares For Launch Of New-Generation Weather Satellite

Meteosat weather satellite
Credit: European Space Agency
CANNES, France—Meteosat Third Generation-I1, an Earth-observation satellite designed to provide significantly improved weather data, is in the final stages of integration at Thales Alenia Space’s assembly facility here. The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) mission will comprise three geostationary...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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