Moving MTG-I1

After completing the first phase of testing in one of  spaceport's cleanrooms in Kourou, the MTG-i1 satellite has been transferred to the Hazardous Processing Facility to be prepared for fuelling. 

The first Meteosat Third Generation satellite is scheduled for liftoff on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. Once in geostationary orbit, MTG-I1, which carries two new extremely sensitive instruments, promises to further bolster Europe's leadership in weather forecasting.