Planet Earth from 36,000 kilometers away | Meteosat-14 | EUMETSAT

Planet Earth from 36,000 kilometers away | Meteosat-14 | EUMETSAT

🌍First look at Earth from Meteosat-14!

Meteosat-14 (MTG-I2) has captured its first image from 36,000 km above Earth—just over 2 months after launch.

Taken on October 20, 2026, at 10:45 UTC, the full-disc image shows clouds over Northern Europe & North Atlantic, contrasting with clear skies over the Sahara.

MTG-I2, also known as Meteosat-14, is a European geostationary satellite, part of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) system of weather satellites developed by EUMETSAT in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA). It is the second of four imaging satellites of MTG, completing its first trio together with MTG-I1 and MTG-S1/Sentinel-4A. It will provide high resolution imagery over Europe every 2.5 minutes from a position at 9.5 degrees East—in line with Germany and Sardinia. It was launched in August 2026 on an Ariane 62 (A62) rocket from Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.

Jointly developed by EUMETSAT and ESA, MTG-I2 will deliver faster data over Europe in real time once operational.

Learn more about Meteosat-14 (MTG-I2): https://www.eumetsat.int/meteosat-third-generation-imager-2-mtg-i2

Image Credit: EUMETSAT

Release Date: Nov. 10, 2026

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