| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | MetOp-A (Meteorological Operational satellite) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | ESA/EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites) |
| Users | Government/Civil |
| Purpose | Earth Science/Meteorology |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Polar |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 820 |
| Apogee (km) | 821 |
| Eccentricity | 6.95361935887629E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 98.7 |
| Period (minutes) | 101.3 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4193 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 3750 |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 19-10-2006 |
| Expected Lifetime | 5 yrs. |
| Contractor | EADS-Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France/UK/Germany/Spain |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-Fregat (Soyuz 2) |
| COSPAR Number | 2006-044A |
| NORAD Number | 29499 |
| Comments | First polar-orbiting European meteorological satellite. |