Spacecraft information: METEOSAT-5

Launch Details
Launched 1 March 1991
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 21140
COSPAR ID 1991-015B
Alternative names MOP-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.639°
Eccentricity 0.00103
RA ascending node 23.309 hr
Argument perigee 262.974°
Mean anomaly 102.442°
Orbital period 1462.666 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Aug 2026, 08:28

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36268.3 km
Mean Altitude 36312.2 km
Peak Altitude 36356.1 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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