MTG Weather Sat System Nears Final OK

PARIS — Eumetsat officials say Belgium, the only country that has not yet approved development of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellite system, is poised to sign on, ending a two-month quest to finalize the €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) program.
In early December the Eumetsat council OK’d full-scale development of the space segment of the system, which ...