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First second-gen Meteosat satellite sets record for orbital longevity

Submit on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 21:31

MSG-1 (also called Meteosat-8) has broken all records for longevity, logging 19 years, 7 months and 12 days in orbit to date. MSG-1 was launched back in August 2002, followed by MSG-2, MSG-3 and MSG-4 in December 2005, July 2012 and July 2015, respectively.

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