Launch success with satellite in contact.
Arianespace / MISSION BRIEFING
MTG-I2
Ariane 62 · Earth Science
Success
LAUNCH TIMEMISSION COMPLETETiming is subject to mission updates
Mission image · ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Mission overview
Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
- Mission
- MTG-I2
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
Ignition
20:10 UTCStart of the engine ignition sequence
SCHEDULED
Liftoff
20:11 UTCFirst upwards movement of the rocket
SCHEDULED
SRB Separation
20:13 UTCThe solid rocket boosters are separated from the launcher.
SCHEDULED
Fairing Separation
20:14 UTCSeparation of the payload fairing
SCHEDULED
MECO
20:18 UTCCut-off of the main engine
SCHEDULED
Stage 2 Separation
20:18 UTCSeparation of the second stage from the first
SCHEDULED
SES
20:18 UTCStart of the second engine
SCHEDULED
SECO
20:32 UTCCut-off of the second engine
SCHEDULED
Payload Separation
20:47 UTCFinal deployment of the payload from the rocket
SCHEDULED
Mission intelligence
Explore connectionsMission activity
Listening for verified changes
Activity appears when ORBITAL observes a change between source records. No historical events are invented.
Read source update
Spacecraft separation.
Liftoff.
Updated T-0.
Official Webcast by Arianespace has started
Added launch window.
NET August 27.
NET August.
Moved to Q3, after Amazon Leo LE-03.
NET June 2026
NET Q3 2026.
NET Q2 2026
NET Q1 2026
Schedule history
No changes recorded
Changes are recorded when ORBITAL retrieves data. The detection time may differ from the time the source changed its information.
Rocket
Ariane 62ArianeGroup · FranceThe Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
Payload
MTG-I2
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Classification
- GTO
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Latitude
- 5.25632°
- Longitude
- -52.78684°
- Country
- French Guiana
- Time zone
- America/Cayenne
Live & mission coverage
Official mission broadcast. Stream availability is controlled by the provider.
Flight VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | ArianespaceVol VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | ArianespaceMTG-I2 launch (Official broadcast)
Independent coverage (1)
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.youtube.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
aviationweek.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.eumetsat.int · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
database.eohandbook.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.eumetsat.int · Updated Sep 13, 2026 02:46 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.