METOP-A

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29499
Spacetrack Directory Number
2006-10-19
Orbit launches
654.55 km
Average height
27114.24 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information METOP-A

Spacetrack Directory Name METOP-A
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Orbit launches 2006-10-19 (19 years ago)
Days in orbit 7257
Country/organisation of origin European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) (EUME)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
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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

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. 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°.

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Frequency METOP-A

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

Update time: 2026-09-01 20:00:22
Average height of ISS METOP-A is: 654.55km
Average velocity METOP-A is: 27114.24km/h
Average orbit height METOP-A is: 98.34°
METOP-A a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2006-10-19
METOP-A is from 7257 days Days in orbit.