A second generation Meteosat weather satellite was launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on board an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Ariane 5 lifted off on July 5, 2012. ESA has developed the series of weather satellites in close cooperation with the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Eumetsat.
Credit: ESA/Arianespace
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