Portugal's Consent Clears Way for MTG Work To Begin

摘要

After a seven-week holdout, Portugal on Jan. 21 gave its permission to begin development of a multibillion-euro geostationary weather satellite system for Europe, a Eu-metsat official said Jan. 25. The Eumetsat meteorological satellite organization's planned Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) constellation has been held up by a number of issues, including a high-profile dispute between Germany and France over which companies would build the spacecraft. The 26 member nations met in Darmstadt, Germany, Dec. 1, where it was expected that a final agreement to begin construction would be reached.