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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 | 10.869° |
Eccentricity | 0.00273 |
RA ascending node | 21.441 hr |
Argument perigee | 10.462° |
Mean anomaly | 182.414° |
Orbital period | 1458.629 min |
Epoch of osculation | 28 Jun 2025, 12:12 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 36117.2 km |
Mean Altitude | 36233.6 km |
Peak Altitude | 36350.0 km |
Orbital History
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