{"id":72001,"date":"2026-08-27T20:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=72001"},"modified":"2026-08-28T01:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T01:29:06","slug":"launch-of-eumetsat-mtg-i2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/72001","title":{"rendered":"Launch of EUMETSAT MTG-I2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/08\/goeseast_abi_radm2_true_color_night_s20260827201055_e20260827202955_f20.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>1-minute GOES-19 True Color RGB images, from 2010-2029 UTC on 27 August<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 <em>(GOES-East)<\/em> True Color RGB images from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geosphere.ssec.wisc.edu\/#playing:true;coordinate:211133,-4633;zoom:1.4;num_frames:40;\">CSPP GeoSphere<\/a><\/strong> site <strong><em>(above)<\/em><\/strong> provided a view of the rocket condensation cloud resulting from the launch of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eumetsat.int\/\">EUMETSAT<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eumetsat.int\/watch-launch-meteosat-third-generation-imager-2\">MTG-I2<\/a><\/strong> (Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2) from Europe&#8217;s Spaceport (the Guiana Space Centre) near Kourou, French Guiana at 2011 UTC on 27 August 2026. The rocket condensation cloud&#8217;s deformation in time was due to changes in wind direction and\/or wind speed with height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An animation of 1-minute GOES-19 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/QuickGuide_GOESR_RocketPlumeRGB.pdf\">Rocket Plume RGB<\/a><\/strong> images created using <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/software\/geo2grid\/\">Geo2Grid<\/a><\/strong> <strong><em>(below)<\/em><\/strong> showed the high-altitude signature of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.arianespace.com\/ariane-6-flight-va270\/?lang=eng\">Ariane 6<\/a><\/strong> rocket&#8217;s exhaust trail of hot water vapor (brighter shades of yellow).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/08\/260827_goes19_rocketPlumeRGB_MTGI2_launch_anim.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>1-minute Rocket Plume RGB images, from 2010-2017 UTC on 27 August<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) True Color RGB images from the CSPP GeoSphere site (above) provided a view of the rocket condensation cloud resulting from the launch of EUMETSAT MTG-I2 (Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2) from Europe&#8217;s Spaceport (the Guiana Space Centre) near Kourou, French Guiana at 2011 UTC on 27 August 2026. 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