Launch
Arianespace
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A1
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Mission
Metop-SG A1
Earth Science
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
First of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.
Status
Go for Launch
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
GUF
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: 5.256319
longitude: -52.786838
Map
Location
America/Cayenne
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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Rocket
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.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 63.0m
Diameter: 5.4
First Flight: July 9, 2024
Total launch count: 2
Successful launches: 2
Pending launches: 12
Consecutive successful launches: 2
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 10350kg
Launch cost: US$85000000
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 5000kg
Manufacturer
ArianeGroup
Commercial
FRA
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
2015
CEO: Martin Sion
Ariane
Agency
Arianespace
Type: Commercial
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