Scheduled

Ariane 62 | MTG-I2

Arianespace · Ariane 62

Ariane 62 on the pad — Photograph via The Space Devs, from agency and operator press material. Copyright remains with its owner.

T-0

Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 20:10 UTC

Status

Go for Launch

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Site

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Launch window 20:10–22:40 UTC.

The mission

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

Vehicle and site

Rocket: Ariane 62
Family: Ariane
Mission: MTG-I2
Mission type: Earth Science
Pad: Ariane Launch Area 4
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Coordinates: 5.2563°, -52.7868°

The 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.

Arianespace

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

Launches to date: 327
Successful: 312
Failed: 15
Consecutive successes: 15

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