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METOP-A

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: October 19, 2006 at 04:28 PM UTC
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by: Soyuz 2.1a Fregat →
Operator: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission: METOP A
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: LEO
Apoapsis: 765 km
Periapsis: 519 km
Inclination: 98.33°
Orbital period: 97.56 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 2006-044A
NORAD catalog №: 29499
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: EUMETSAT
Radar cross-section: 11.2479 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate: No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status: Nonoperational