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METOP-B

OperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 17, 2012 at 04:28 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M →
Operator
Starsem SA
Mission
MetOp-B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
822 km
Periapsis
819 km
Inclination
98.65°
Orbital period
101.31 min

Spacecraft

Operator
ESA/EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites)
Manufacturer
EADS Astrium
Users
Government/Civil
Launch mass
4,085 kg
Design lifetime
5 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science/Meterology

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-049A
NORAD catalog №
38771
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
EUMETSAT
Radar cross-section
13.648 m²
Status
Operational