MTG-I1 (Meteosat-12)

Monday, 2 June 2025

MTG-I1 (Meteosat-12)

Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (MTG-I1) Overview The Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (MTG-I1) satellite is operated by EUMETSAT, headquartered in Germany. MTG-I1 is part of the next-generation Meteosat system that succeeds the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) series of geostationary weather satellites. The MTG system features a dual-satellite configuration, with two types of […]

Türksat-6a in orbit

TürkSat-6a

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

TürkSat-6a

TürkSat-6a at 42° East will be operated by satellite operator Türksat from Turkey. The satellite was ordered in 2014 from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), and will be the first geostationary communications satellite to be built in Türkey by newly formed GSatcom, a joint venture between INVAP from Argentina and TAI. TürkSat-6a at 42° East is […]