Norad ID: 29499
| Spacetrack Directory Name | METOP-A |
| Follow METOP-A | METOP-A Tracker |
| Pass predictions METOP-A | Pass predictions METOP-A |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 7257 |
| Country/organisation of origin | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) (EUME) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| WWW | Here |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 520 km |
| Apogee | 763 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 98.34° |
| Laps per day | 15 |
| Orbit | LEO (Sun-Synchronous) |
| Height METOP-A | 654.55 km |
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. Average height of ISS METOP-A hundred 654.55 km. Average velocity METOP-A is 27114.24 km/h. Inclination METOP-A satellite 98.34°.
In the table below we show the frequencies METOP-A.
| Downlink | Mode |
|---|---|
| 465.988 MHz | BPSK PMT-A3 |
| 1544.500 MHz | BPSK |
| 2230.000 MHz | PSK |
| 1707.000 MHz | AHRPT |
| 137.100 MHz | LRPT |
| 137.913 MHz | LRPT |
| 1701.300 MHz | AHRPT |