Spacecraft information: METEOSAT-6

Launch Details
Launched 19 November 1993
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
NORAD ID 22912
COSPAR ID 1993-073B
Alternative names MOP-3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.461°
Eccentricity 0.00081
RA ascending node 0.133 hr
Argument perigee 247.828°
Mean anomaly 292.489°
Orbital period 1454.745 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Mar 2026, 01:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36123.5 km
Mean Altitude 36158.0 km
Peak Altitude 36192.4 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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