Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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38771
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COSPAR ID
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2012-049-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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METOP-B
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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818 x 823 km, 98.7°
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| Category | unknown |
| Mass | 4,093 kg |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 4.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 3.8 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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17 September 2012 16:28
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| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan |
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz-2-1A |
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