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	14.716°
Eccentricity	0.00130
RA ascending node	23.423 hr
Argument perigee	261.196°
Mean anomaly	292.230°
Orbital period	1462.648 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 05:02

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	36256.5 km
Mean Altitude	36311.8 km
Peak Altitude	36367.2 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