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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 | 9.287° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00013 |
| RA ascending node | 3.633 hr |
| Argument perigee | 312.000° |
| Mean anomaly | 235.217° |
| Orbital period | 1436.132 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 14 May 2026, 21:33 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35788.9 km |
| Mean Altitude | 35794.4 km |
| Peak Altitude | 35799.9 km |
Orbital History
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