MetOp
MetOp is a series of three polar orbiting meteorological satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and operated by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).

MetOp

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Table Section Text: MetOp is a series of three polar orbiting meteorological satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and operated by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).

MetOp model

Organization:	EUMETSAT

Mission type:	Meteorology/Climatology

Satellite of:	Earth

MetOp-A Launch:	October 19, 2006 at 16:28:00 UTC

Soyuz ST Fregat

Baikonur Cosmodrome

MetOp-B Launch:	September 17, 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC

Soyuz ST Fregat

Baikonur Cosmodrome

MetOp-C Launch:	November 7, 2018 at 00:47:27 UTC

Soyuz ST Fregat

Guiana Space Centre

Dimensions:	6.2 × 3.4 × 3.4 metres (under the launcher fairing) 17.6 × 6.5 × 5.2 metres (deployed in orbit)

Mass:	4093 kg

Payload Mass:	812 kg

Webpage:	[1]

Orbital elements

Orbit:	Sun-synchronous orbit

Inclination:	98.7° to the Equator

Orbital period:	101 minutes

Ground Track Repeat Cycle:	29 Days / 412 Orbits

Mean Altitude:	817 km (eccentricity ~0)

Local Time of Ascending Node:	21:30

MetOp-A International Designator:	2006-044A

MetOp-B International Designator:	2012-049A

MetOp-C International Designator:	TBA

Sentence(s)

At just over 4,000 kg and measuring 17.6 × 6.5 × 5.2 m when in orbit, MetOp is Europe's Earth-observation satellite.

final_sentence: At just over 4,000 kg and measuring 17.6 × 6.5 × 5.2 m when in orbit, MetOp is Europe's Earth-observation satellite.