METEOSAT-2

Launch Details
Launched 18 June 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 12544
COSPAR ID 1981-057A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.852°
Eccentricity 0.00272
RA ascending node 21.436 hr
Argument perigee 10.114°
Mean anomaly 181.554°
Orbital period 1458.575 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Jul 2025, 15:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36116.7 km
Mean Altitude 36232.6 km
Peak Altitude 36348.5 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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