Spacecraft information: METEOSAT-2 AKM

Launch Details
Launched 18 June 1981
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 20837
COSPAR ID 1981-057F
Alternative names MAGE 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.437°
Eccentricity 0.00747
RA ascending node 19.864 hr
Argument perigee 212.000°
Mean anomaly 164.046°
Orbital period 1449.275 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Aug 2026, 18:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35734.6 km
Mean Altitude 36051.3 km
Peak Altitude 36368.0 km

Launched alongside

METEOSAT-2 APPLE CAT 3 ARIANE 1 R/B ARIANE 1 DEB ARIANE 1 DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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