Spacecraft information: METEOSAT-1

Launch Details
Launched 22 November 1977
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 10489
COSPAR ID 1977-108A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.005°
Eccentricity 0.00090
RA ascending node 18.722 hr
Argument perigee 104.838°
Mean anomaly 299.594°
Orbital period 1435.006 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Jul 2026, 23:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35734.5 km
Mean Altitude 35772.4 km
Peak Altitude 35810.2 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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