[Soyuz] MetOp-B Mated to Soyuz Third Stage

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The second MetOp meteorological satellite called MetOp-B for EUMETSAT was mated in it's payload fairing to the Soyuz-2-1A Third Stage at Baikonur ahead of launch.

Launch is set for September 17th 2012 at 16:29 UTC.