Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | MetOp-B
Status: Success | Launched: Sep 17, 2012 16:28 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Starsem SA (Commercial)
- Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M — Soyuz family
Mission
MetOp is a series of three polar orbiting meteorological satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA).
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 31/6
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.