Vehicle Soyuz 2-1B
september
Event Details
Launch Date: September 19, 2018 Launch Window: TBA Launch Vehicle: Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-M Launch Operator: Arianespace Launch Site: ELS, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana Payload: MetOp-C Satellite Type: Meteorology Target Orbit: Sun Synchronous Orbit A "Europeanized" Soyuz rocket will launch from the Guiana
Event Details
| Launch Date: | September 19, 2018 |
| Launch Window: | TBA |
| Launch Vehicle: | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-M |
| Launch Operator: | Arianespace |
| Launch Site: | ELS, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana |
| Payload: | MetOp-C |
| Satellite Type: | Meteorology |
| Target Orbit: | Sun Synchronous Orbit |
A “Europeanized” Soyuz rocket will launch from the Guiana Space Center with the third satellite in Europe’s MetOp Constellation – the first European meteorology system operating from Sun Synchronous Orbit to collect data on atmospheric parameters feeding into numerical weather forecasting. Modern-day satellite-based meteorology systems combine low-orbiting satellites in Sun Synchronous Orbit for atmospheric scanning while spacecraft placed in Geostationary Orbit collect rapid-cadence imagery for monitoring of weather systems. Built by Airbus Defence and Space, the four-metric-ton MetOp satellites each carry a multi-payload suite for atmospheric sounding, scatterometry, and imaging.
Mission Resources:
🚀 Launch Vehicle Overview: Soyuz 2-1B
Time
(Wednesday) 00:00 UTC
