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 14.658°
Eccentricity 0.00096
RA ascending node 23.338 hr
Argument perigee 269.200°
Mean anomaly 272.182°
Orbital period 1462.642 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Jun 2026, 21:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36270.7 km
Mean Altitude 36311.7 km
Peak Altitude 36352.7 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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