Europe Readies Trio Of Earth Observation Satellites For Launch

MTG Imager2

The Meteosat Third Generation MTG-Imager2 satellites complete tests in Cannes ahead of the planned launch this year.

Credit: Thales Alenia Space
CANNES, France—Thales Alenia Space is getting ready to ship three Earth observation satellites to the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, to augment Europe’s Earth science efforts. The three spacecraft are aimed at climate science and boosting weather forecasting. Having three of these...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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