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MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6, completing Europe's new weather satellite constellation

The launch of MTG-I2 from French Guiana completes the first trio of Meteosat Third Generation satellites, delivering high-resolution data and images every 2.5 minutes to transform weather forecasting and early warnings of extreme events.

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00:004, 3, 2, 1, top, allumage des ESR et décollage.
00:08We have prepared the launch campaign starting with the arrival of the spacecraft,
00:13then the fueling with propellants that will say that we are okay for the encapsulation,
00:19it means integration of the satellites into the per composite,
00:23that is the payload to be installed on top of the launcher.
00:26And so when we are ready, we have a dedicated meeting which is to say that all systems will say
00:33we are okay for launch.
00:35The main role is to ensure that we are all well prepared for this launch,
00:40and I will also pronounce the actual launch instance.
00:44A long and arduous journey to get to that point, but we believed in ourselves,
00:48we stuck true to what we knew we could do, the collaboration with all the European partners as well.
00:54We have had over 70 plus European companies involved in this throughout the whole of the MTG development activities.
01:02This is a very emotional moment.
01:05Well, we have here a Ariane 62 behind.
01:07This has been a development of the battle of Europe for the guarantee of access to space.
01:13Ariane 6, we have a Vega, soon we will have other launchers.
01:16Miura 5, Spanish.
01:18And today we see this launch, Ariane 62,
01:21that will carry a very important charge for Europe,
01:23like the satellite MTG,
01:25which is for the time, for Eumetsat,
01:29but also for detecting, for example,
01:32fuegos,
01:33subidas of water,
01:34like the Adana,
01:35I am from Valencia,
01:36this satellite is very important
01:37and will be a great revolution
01:39because it is the best satellite
01:41for these objectives that exist not in Europe,
01:43but in the world.
01:44MTG-2
01:45is the satellite that completes the first constellation,
01:48and this MTG-2 will be looking for two minutes and a half to Europe.
01:54And what helps with MTG-2 is changing the photos instantaneously
01:59to a movie that we can give to the meteorology
02:03and that helps us to have alerts
02:05and give better information to civil protection,
02:08protection of goods,
02:09and to react better.
02:12We are on the platform Tucán,
02:14in the Guayana francesa,
02:15where we have seen a historical moment.
02:17From there,
02:18a few kilometers,
02:20the船 Ariane 6
02:21has launched in orbit
02:22the new Meteosat
02:23of 3rd generation
02:24that will allow
02:25a map of the Earth
02:26practically at real time.
02:28This is very important
02:29for the prevention of natural disasters
02:31such as the Adana in Valencia
02:32and the forest fires.
02:33Maria Muñoz Morillo
02:35for Euronews
02:35from Guayana francesa.

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