Mission VA270: discover the Launch Kit

Mission VA270: Everything you need to know about the mission is now available

As the countdown continues, Arianespace has released the launch kit for its next Ariane 6 mission, VA270.

This mission will see Ariane 6 place the MTG-I2 weather satellite into geostatioanry orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

For flight VA270, Ariane 6 will be in its Ariane 62 P120C configuration (Ariane 6 with two P120C boosetrs).

The VA270 launch kit provides detailed insights into:

• The Ariane 6 launcher and its configuration
• The MTG-I2 satellite
• The mission profile and launch sequence

From mission details to launch timeline, explore everything behind the upcoming flight.

Did You Know?

The passenger on board Ariane 6 flight VA270 is the MTG-I2 satellite, the 2nd Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager satellite.

The MTG system is part of a new generation of geostationary satellites providing imagery for the early detection of fast-developing severe storms, weather forecasting and climate monitoring.

The combination of MTG’s innovative instruments and their increased resolution and sensitivity offer significant enhancement on Meteosat Second Generation, particularly in the challenging task of early detection and prediction of rapidly evolving and potentially dangerous weather events such as severe thunderstorms.

The MTG system is the most complex and innovative meteorological geostationary system ever built. Its fleet will comprise two imaging satellites (MTG-I1 and MTG-I2) and one sounding satellite (MTG-S) in orbit 36,000km above the Earth. MTG-I2 therefore completes the first fleet of MTG satellites.