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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 | 9.857° |
Eccentricity | 0.00168 |
RA ascending node | 3.097 hr |
Argument perigee | 58.400° |
Mean anomaly | 309.239° |
Orbital period | 1470.802 min |
Epoch of osculation | 10 Jul 2024, 09:47 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 36398.5 km |
Mean Altitude | 36470.3 km |
Peak Altitude | 36542.2 km |
Orbital History
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