METOP-B
Launch
Launched on Sep 17, 2012 from 31/6, Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M.
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | MetOp-B →
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
EUMETSAT
Country
EUMETSAT
Manufacturer
Space Systems
Launched
Sep 17, 2012
Mass
3,771 kg
Apogee
826 km
Perigee
823 km
Inclination
98.63°
Period
1.69 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for METOP-B across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
823 × 826 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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