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 7.766°
Eccentricity 0.00714
RA ascending node 19.940 hr
Argument perigee 206.721°
Mean anomaly 329.365°
Orbital period 1449.159 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 07:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35746.0 km
Mean Altitude 36049.0 km
Peak Altitude 36352.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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