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 4.950°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 18.706 hr
Argument perigee 104.730°
Mean anomaly 55.660°
Orbital period 1434.848 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Aug 2026, 05:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35733.9 km
Mean Altitude 35769.3 km
Peak Altitude 35804.6 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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