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New European meteorological satellite will be launched on August 27

Kourou, French Guyane - 25 years after the first Meteosat, new instruments will enhance the study of the atmosphere

MSG-1, the new meteorological satellite will be put in orbit, 25 years after the first Meteosat, by Ariane 5 rocket in the night of 27/28 August. Built by Alcatel Space, thanks to new instruments, it will revolutionize the way scientists observe the atmosphere. The launch will take place at Europe's Space Port in Kourou at 19:30 hrs Kourou time. (009)

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 32369
Rome, Italy, 08/22/2002 17:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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