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MTG-I2 successfully launched: Europe's new weather satellite constellation is now complete
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Fusion42 · 28 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellite constellation is now fully deployed with the successful launch of MTG-Imager 2, providing Europe with advanced meteorological observation capabilities. The constellation offers higher resolution weather data, rapid Earth imaging, and supports climate and air quality monitoring into the 2040s.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space, and 2 sources have reported it.
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Europe’s meteorological infrastructure just gained a decade-long operational boost with MTG’s completion. If you build tech that uses high-res weather data or environmental monitoring across Europe and Africa, the pace of innovation in your tools just accelerated.
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