Europe’s new rocket launches a powerful weather satellite

The Ariane 6 rocket just sent a high-tech satellite into space to help us track weather across Europe much better.

Europe has a new way to get into space. The Ariane 6 rocket just finished its first big mission. It successfully carried a new weather satellite, called MTG-I2, into orbit. This satellite is a big deal for weather forecasters. It will give us much clearer and faster updates on what the weather is doing across Europe. It is the latest part of a group of satellites working together to keep a close eye on our atmosphere. This was the first time the Ariane 6 has flown to a spot called 'GTO' (Geostationary Transfer Orbit). That is a specific, high path in space where satellites stay above one s…