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

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36117.2 km
Mean Altitude 36233.6 km
Peak Altitude 36350.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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