Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B3

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Time to liftoff

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Window Opens

Sat, Dec 31, 2039

12:00 AM UTC

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— Mission

Metop-SG B3

Sun-Synchronous Orbit· SSO

Sixth of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.

— Rocket

Ariane

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.

Length: 63 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Launch Mass: 530 t
LEO Capacity: 10,900 kg
GTO Capacity: 5,100 kg
Maiden Flight: 2024

Launches

Success

— Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.

Latitude

5.2563°

Longitude

-52.7868°

Pad Launches

Timezone

America/Cayenne

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

5.256°, -52.787°

— Launch Provider

Commercial

Arianespace

Est. 1980 · CEO: David Cavaillolès

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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Success

Pending