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	14.685°
Eccentricity	0.00112
RA ascending node	23.378 hr
Argument perigee	273.963°
Mean anomaly	257.895°
Orbital period	1462.631 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 14:14

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	36263.8 km
Mean Altitude	36311.5 km
Peak Altitude	36359.3 km

Launched alongside

ASTRA 1B ARIANE 44LP R/B ARIANE 44LP DEB METEOSAT-5 AKM ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB