MTG-I1 looking good after voyage

After a two-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite, MTG-I1, is safe and sound in one of the spaceport’s cleanrooms. Here, satellite engineers will ready it for liftoff on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, this new satellite, which carries two new extremely sensitive instruments, promises to further bolster Europe's leadership in weather forecasting.

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