METOP-A

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29499
Spacetrack Directory Number
2006-10-19
Orbit launches


Satellite information METOP-A

Spacetrack Directory Name METOP-A
Orbit launches 2006-10-19
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) (EUME)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
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Additional information METOP-A

METOP-A, 29499 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (DE) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite METOP-A Date of exalting 19.10.2006y.


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