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Spacecraft information: 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 | 8.946° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00034 |
| RA ascending node | 3.730 hr |
| Argument perigee | 190.714° |
| Mean anomaly | 190.618° |
| Orbital period | 1436.004 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 15 Dec 2025, 20:27 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35777.5 km |
| Mean Altitude | 35791.9 km |
| Peak Altitude | 35806.3 km |
Orbital History
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