MISSION NAME
Metop-SG B1 1
Status
TBD
DATE
31 JAN 2025
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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Arianespace
Launch Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex
Description
Second of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.
![Soyuz STB Fregat Soyuz STB Fregat](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/soyuz_stb_image_20211130181029.jpeg)
Soyuz STB Fregat
Rocket Description
The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.