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Metop B

completedLaunch 2012-049
Launched 9/17/2012LEOService GSat SSO D
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
METOP B
active
Earth Observation
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
9/17/2012
Launch ID
2012-049
Launch Profile
Sat SSO D
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Starsem
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1A Fregat
Launch Site
Ploshchadka 31 PU 17P32-6, GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
Track
Mentions
2
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Metop-B was launched in 2012 on a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan.

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