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METEOSAT-8
Launch Details
| Launched | 27 August 2002 |
| 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 | 27509 |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-040B |
| Alternative names |
MSG-1 |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 10.712° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00142 |
| RA ascending node | 2.892 hr |
| Argument perigee | 74.374° |
| Mean anomaly | 222.234° |
| Orbital period | 1470.856 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 15 Sep 2025, 05:56 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36410.6 km |
| Mean Altitude | 36471.4 km |
| Peak Altitude | 36532.1 km |
Orbital History
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