AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSpaceport Watch: MTG-I2, the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager, launched on Ariane 6 from French Guiana on Aug. 27 and is now in orbit, with teams establishing links, deploying solar arrays, and starting orbit-raising and commissioning to deliver rapid-scan weather imagery every 2.5 minutes for faster wildfire, flood, and storm monitoring. Local Industry Tech: Teledyne Space Imaging’s CIS111 detector—built with large rhombus pixels and radiation-hardened design—powers MTG-I2’s higher-resolution, more frequent observations from geostationary orbit. Sovereign Launch Funding: Spain’s PLD Space extended its Series C by €108 million to €288 million total, led by Mitsubishi Electric, to scale production and commercialize its Miura 5 reusable rocket. European Launcher Push: ESA signed first European Launcher Challenge contracts worth €543.6 million across Isar Aerospace, PLD Space, and Rocket Factory Augsburg, with all three providers required to demonstrate orbital capability by 2028. Launch Safety in Kourou: CNES flight safety engineers outline how real-time tracking, trajectory analysis, and rapid anomaly “neutralisation” decisions protect the public from pad to stage deactivation.
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