Satellite solar array deployed.
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Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission
First of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 62
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Programs
- Copernicus
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Ariane 62
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
- Height
- 63 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 5
- First flight
- 2024-07-09
Recorded timing
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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Flight timeline
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- T−00:00:07
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:02:15
SRB Separation
- T+00:03:32
Fairing Separation
- T+00:07:42
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:07:50
SES-1
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- T+00:54:27
SES-2
- T+01:04:00
Payload Separation
- T+01:58:00
SES-3
Launch site & orbit
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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