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Spacecraft information: 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 | 11.062° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00129 |
| RA ascending node | 2.803 hr |
| Argument perigee | 68.075° |
| Mean anomaly | 295.731° |
| Orbital period | 1470.811 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 10 Mar 2026, 02:45 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36415.0 km |
| Mean Altitude | 36470.5 km |
| Peak Altitude | 36526.0 km |
Orbital History
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