The animation exhibits the total launch sequence for the primary Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite tv for pc. MTG-I1 launches on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
MTG-I1 is the primary of six satellites that type the total MTG system, which can present vital knowledge for climate forecasting over the subsequent 20 years. In full operations, the mission will comprise two MTG-I satellites and one MTG Sounding (MTG-S) satellites working in tandem.
The MTG-I satellites carry two utterly new devices, a Versatile Mixed Imager and Europe’s first Lightning Imager, to ship high-quality knowledge for higher climate forecasting.