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METEOSAT-9
Launch Details
Launched | 20 December 2005 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Operational |
Categories |
Weather
Search & Rescue (SARSAT) Geostationary Active satellites |
Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana |
Owner | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) |
NORAD ID | 28912 |
COSPAR ID | 2005-049B |
Alternative names |
MSG-2 |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 7.554° |
Eccentricity | 0.00017 |
RA ascending node | 4.090 hr |
Argument perigee | 321.986° |
Mean anomaly | 41.037° |
Orbital period | 1436.031 min |
Epoch of osculation | 19 Apr 2024, 11:22 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 35785.1 km |
Mean Altitude | 35792.4 km |
Peak Altitude | 35799.7 km |
Orbital History
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