Second of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.
Vehicle
Ariane 62
Ariane · 62
Height
63 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
10,900 kg
Successful launches
5
Launch complex
Ariane Launch Area 4
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.
