VA270 (MTG-I2)
Arianespace · Ariane 62
At a glance
- Status
- scheduled
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Vehicle
- Ariane 62
- Window
- 27 August 2026 · time tbc
- From
- Europe's Spaceport (ELA-4), Kourou, French Guiana
- Destination
- Geostationary transfer orbit (to geostationary)
- Last verified
- 2026-08-14
The payload
Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2) weather satellite for EUMETSAT, developed with ESA; Ariane 6's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit
Status history
- 14 Aug 2026Window of 27 August re-confirmed against Arianespace's newsroom; no public launch time yet.
Related
Sources
- newsroom.arianespace.com · https://newsroom.arianespace.com/?p=49782
- newsroom.arianespace.com · https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-weather-satellite-mtg-i2-on-ariane-6s-first-mission-to-geostationary-orbit-on-august-27-2026/?lang=eng
- arianespace.com · https://www.arianespace.com/updates-en/