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Spacecraft information: METOP-A
Launch Details
| Launched | 18 October 2006 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Non-operational |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) |
| NORAD ID | 29499 |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-044A |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.325° |
| Eccentricity | 0.01746 |
| RA ascending node | 12.237 hr |
| Argument perigee | 352.330° |
| Mean anomaly | 17.700° |
| Orbital period | 97.586 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 20 Mar 2026, 13:37 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 527.8 km |
| Mean Altitude | 650.3 km |
| Peak Altitude | 772.9 km |
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