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METOP B

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2012-049ALaunched 9/17/2012

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Metop B
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1A Fregat
Launch Date: 9/17/2012

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 808 km
Inclination: 98.74 deg
Dry Mass: 3,769 kg
Total Mass: 4,086 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Earth Observation

Payload Category

MET

Payload Class

C

Organizations

Operator: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Manufacturer: Airbus

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2012-049A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/656