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MTG-I1 Launch Hub
Launched in 2022 - Meteosat Third Generation-Imager 1, now Meteosat-12
Follow the launch of EUMETSAT's next generation of weather and climate monitoring satellites on our launch page.
Last Updated
10 April 2025
Published on
02 September 2022
Over the next 15 years, our ability to monitor the Earth from space will get a massive boost with the launch of EUMETSAT’s next-generation weather satellites and a fleet of new Copernicus Sentinel satellites. Get an overview of all the planned launches.
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Launched in 2022 - Meteosat Third Generation-Imager 1
The first satellite of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) series, the MTG-I imaging satellite, was launched on 13 December 2022.
The MTG system is the most complex and innovative meteorological geostationary system ever built. Its fleet will comprise two imaging satellites and one sounding satellite in orbit 36,000km above the Earth.
MTG’s range of ground-breaking instruments will provide meteorologists with a continuous stream of data from the land, ocean, and atmosphere for Europe, Africa, and beyond.
