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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 | 98.356° |
Eccentricity | 0.01888 |
RA ascending node | 18.296 hr |
Argument perigee | 136.023° |
Mean anomaly | 334.399° |
Orbital period | 97.903 min |
Epoch of osculation | 16 Jul 2024, 12:35 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 532.7 km |
Mean Altitude | 665.5 km |
Peak Altitude | 798.4 km |
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
FREGAT R/B