METOP A

Name: Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | METOP A
Start: 2006-10-19T16:28:00+00:00
End: 2006-10-19T17:28:00+00:00
Location: 31/6

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Status

Success

Thu • Oct 19th, 2006
4:28 PM UTC

Mission

METOP A

Type: Earth Science

European polar orbiting meteorological satellite

Trajectory

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Location

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1542 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) – RFSA

Type: Government
Abbreviation: RFSA
Administration: Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Founded: 1992
Launchers: Soyuz
Spacecraft: Soyuz
Country: RUS

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

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