METOP-B

NORAD 38771· COSPAR 2012-049A· Active satellite· Weather· SSO
Launch
Launched on Sep 17, 2012 from 31/6, Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M.
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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
824 km
Inclination
98.65°
Period
1.69 h

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