METOP A

Overview

Destination: Polar Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Polar Orbit 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

European polar orbiting meteorological satellite

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat

Family:
Configuration: Fregat

Specifications
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat
  • Family
  • Variant
    Fregat
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1a Fregat
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

INFO WIKI

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

31/6


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