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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
METOP A
Launched
October 19, 2006
Summary
METOP A launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 19, 2006. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 160th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,798th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz 2.1a Fregat flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). METOP A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 831 × 834 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz 2.1a Fregat flightRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 160th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,798th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
METOP A · NORAD 29499 · 2006-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METOP-A
- Object ID
- 2006-044A
- Epoch
- 2006-10-19 17:57:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.20012752 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001739
- Inclination
- 98.7297°
- Ascending node
- 350.3188°
- Arg. of perigee
- 340.5507°
- Mean anomaly
- 19.5603°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- METOP A · NORAD 29499 · in orbit
Fregat No. 1011 · deorbited October 19, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European polar orbiting meteorological satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
339th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,263rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did METOP A launch?
METOP A launched on October 19, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch METOP A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched METOP A?
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a Fregat spec sheet
Where did METOP A launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did METOP A reach?
METOP A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 831 × 834 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did METOP A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).