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MetOp-B launched from Baikonur

Submit on Monday, September 17th, 2012 22:59

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat; Payload: MetOp-B; Date: 17 September, 1628 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Fregat upper stage manoeuvred to release the satellite into a polar orbit at an altitude of 810 km some 69 minutes after lift-off.Other Posts:Orbcomm prepares for launch of second AIS satelliteND Satcom Won SNG Project From U.S. BroadcasterArtel Signs For $70 Million For Satellite Services To U.S. Central CommandHow To Learn Everything With Your Cable TV Bundle Packages?Telesat to use EPOCH software to control SkyTerra satellitesNorthrop Grumman to develop solar electric propulsion flight conceptsThe Best Dish Network DealsLightSquared triggers phase 2 of agreement with Inmarsat

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