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MTG-I2

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Ariane 62

T-minus to liftoff

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MINUTES

SECONDS

Thursday August 27 2026, 20:11:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go93%

VehicleAriane 62

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

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General trajectory

3 hazard areas

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Launching

East

94° · E

5.256, -52.787

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee35,820 km

Perigee241 km

Period632.5 min

Inclination6.22°

Launch heading 94° · E from MTG-I2.

OrbitMTG-I2› conemedium

1 70181U 26198A 26239.85611111 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 70181 6.2230 101.0663 7288133 162.6528 001.1979 02.27657730 07

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go93%Wind5 m/sGusts10 m/sCloud1%Temp28°C

Hazards (3)All areas →Download pack

1608/2026space debrisAug 19, 21:00Z – Aug 30, 19:00Z
HYDROLANT 1608/26. SOUTH ATLANTIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 192100Z TO 301800Z AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 36-52.00S 029-15.00W, 37-17.00S 025-29.00W, 48-02.00S 027-29.00W, 47-40.00S 031-14.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301900Z AUG 26.
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1593/2026space debrisAug 19, 21:00Z – Aug 30, 19:00Z
HYDROLANT 1593/26. SOUTH ATLANTIC. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 2100Z TO 1800Z DAILY 19 THRU 29 AUG IN AREA BOUND BY 06-12.50S 003-00.50E, 06-22.00S 004-53.00E, 13-35.00S 004-20.00E, 13-26.00S 002-24.00E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301900Z AUG 26.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:00:07

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:02:15

SRB Separation

T+00:03:31

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:43

MECO

T+00:07:49

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:07:58

SES

T+00:21:48

SECO

T+00:36:27

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleAriane 62

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowThursday August 27 2026, 20:10:00 UTC→Thursday August 27 2026, 22:40:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAriane

Height63 m

Diameter5.4 m

Stages2

ReusableNo

LEO capacity10,900 kg

Track record6/6 successful