MSG-2 First Images

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MSG-2 First Images

First colour image of the Earth acquired by the MSG-2 satellite on 25 January 2006. Credits: EUMETSAT 2006.

by Staff Writers
Paris (ESA) Feb 02, 2006
This first MSG-2 satellite colour image of the Earth was acquired on 25 January. It follows the MSG-2 first image, in black and white, which was unveiled on 24 January.

The second Meteosat Second Generation satellite, developed on behalf of EUMETSAT under the aegis of the European Space Agency, was launched from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's spaceport, in Kourou, French Guiana, on 21 December 2005.

Once operational, MSG-2 will secure the high availability and reliability of the Meteosat Second Generation System.

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EADS Astrium To Supply Algeria's ALSAT-2 Optical Observation System

Toulouse, France (SPX) Feb 02, 2006
EADS Astrium has signed a contract with the Algerian National Space Technology Centre (CNTS) for the development of the ALSAT-2 system, which consists of two optical observation satellites.

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