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Satellite MSG-2 (Meteosat 9)

author: ESA/D.Ducros/Novapix

reference: e-sot06-00902

Image Size 300 DPI: 50 * 50 cm

MSG-2 in orbit around the Earth, illustration. The 2-ton MSG-2 was successfully lofted onto a geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5GS (V169), on December 21, together with India's Insat 4A communication satellite.

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2005 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE - GEOSTATIONARY - ILLUSTRATION - METEOROLOGY - METEOSAT - METEOSAT 9 - MSG - MSG-2 - POSTER - SPACE -