Ariane 6 Carries Next-Generation European Weather Satellite to Orbit Written 28 August 2026
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Ariane 6 rocket launches weather satellite August 27, 2026 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. | Credit: VideoFromSpace; YouTube; Framegrab
SPACE reports “Europe’s most powerful rocket flew again today (Aug. 27). An Ariane 6 launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today (Aug. 27) at 4:10 p.m. EDT (2010 GMT; 5:10 p.m. local time in Kourou), right at the beginning of a 2.5-hour window.”
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Ariane 6 rocket launches weather satellite August 27, 2026 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. (Launch occurs at the 0:12 mark)
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