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METEOSAT-8
Launch Details
| Launched | 27 August 2002 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Operational |
| Categories |
Weather
Search & Rescue (SARSAT) Geostationary |
| 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 | 7.763° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00005 |
| RA ascending node | 3.429 hr |
| Argument perihelion | 353.417° |
| Mean anomaly | 26.076° |
| Orbital period | 1436.149 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 19 Jan 2022, 18:01 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35792.5 km |
| Mean Altitude | 35794.8 km |
| Peak Altitude | 35797.0 km |
Orbital History
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