ArianespaceAriane 62Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Ariane 62 | MTG-I2
Countdown
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.August 27, 2026 · 20:11 UTCAdd to calendar
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Arianespace's 328th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 7,378th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 27, 20:10 – Aug 27, 22:40 UTC
Flight preview
MTG-I2
Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Flight VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace — Arianespace
- Vol VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace — Arianespace
- MTG-I2 launch (Official broadcast) — European Space Agency, ESA
- Ariane 6 launches MTG-I2 Weather Satellite for EUMETSAT — NASASpaceflight
Flight timeline
- T−7SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+2M15SSRB Separation
- T+3M31SFairing Separation
- T+7M43SMECO
- T+7M49SStage 2 Separation
- T+7M58SSES
- T+21M48SSECO
- T+36M27SPayload Separation
Updates
Launch success with satellite in contact.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/27/2026 · source
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/27/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/27/2026 · source
Updated T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/27/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Arianespace has started
LL2 · 8/27/2026 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/3/2026 · source
NET August 27.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2026 · source
NET August.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/8/2026 · source
Moved to Q3, after Amazon Leo LE-03.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/6/2026 · source
NET June 2026
Nosu · 3/6/2026 · source
News
Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, has been launched on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Liftoff was on 27 August 2026 at 22:11 CEST (17:10 local time).
MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio
The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has been launched on board Ariane 6, flight VA270, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, delivering data for weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa with unprecedented quality, quantity and frequency.
MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6
The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing and is in place on its launch pad. It is scheduled to lift off on Thursday evening, 27 August, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
MTG-I2 ready for launch
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, is ready for launch on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Lift off is scheduled for 27 August 2026 at 22:10 CEST (17:10 local time).
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Pad — Ariane Launch Area 4
Local pad time: Aug 27, 5:11 PM GMT-3
9 launches from this pad · 335 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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