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ArianespaceSoyuz STB Fregat-MTSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
MetOp-C
Launched
November 7, 2018
Summary
MetOp-C launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat-MT from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 7, 2018. It was Arianespace's 270th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,795th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 810 × 814 km orbit inclined 98.7°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- Vehicle
- Soyuz STB Fregat-MT · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 270th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,795th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
METOP C · NORAD 43689 · 2018-087 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-087A
- Epoch
- 2018-11-07 02:56:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26059816 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002604
- Inclination
- 98.738°
- Ascending node
- 8.4101°
- Arg. of perigee
- 251.4356°
- Mean anomaly
- 208.9816°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- METOP C · NORAD 43689 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MetOp is a series of three polar orbiting meteorological satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
18th launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 2nd this year · 285th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
242 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did MetOp-C launch?
MetOp-C launched on November 7, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MetOp-C?
Coverage: Flight VS19 – Metop-C | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace; Soyouz VS19 launch with MetOp-C (IASI) on November 6-7, 2018; Arianespace Flight VS19 – Successful Soyuz Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched MetOp-C?
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STB Fregat-MT spec sheet
Where did MetOp-C launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did MetOp-C reach?
It reached a 810 × 814 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did MetOp-C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).