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RE: MSG-4 satellite

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Europe's MSG-4 weather satellite delivered into orbit

The last weather satellite in Europe's highly successful Meteosat Second Generation series lifted off on an Ariane 5 launcher at 21:42 GMT (23:42 CEST) on 15 July from Europes Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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MSG-4 launch timeline

On 15 July, a powerful Ariane launcher will loft Europes final Meteosat Second Generation weather satellite into orbit from Kourou, French Guiana.
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MSG-4 soon to be launched

After the launch of MSG-3 in 2012, the fourth and final satellite of the Meteosat Second Generation missions is ready for launch. Like its precursors, the MSG-4 satellite will be launched on top of an Ariane 5 rocket from the Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. With the other MSG satellites still operational, MSG-4 will be put into 'in-orbit storage'. It will ultimately bridge the gap between MSG-3 and the first Meteosat Third Generation satellites.
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Arianespace chosen to launch MSG-4 weather satellite
Lars Prahm, Director-General of EUMETSAT, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman & CEO of Arianespace, signed today the launch Service & Solutions contract for the MSG-4 meteorological observation satellite in Kourou, French Guiana, during an informal meeting of European space ministers.

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