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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 | 98.329° |
| Eccentricity | 0.01754 |
| RA ascending node | 5.492 hr |
| Argument perigee | 305.215° |
| Mean anomaly | 121.730° |
| Orbital period | 97.626 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 12 Dec 2025, 07:18 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 529.0 km |
| Mean Altitude | 652.2 km |
| Peak Altitude | 775.4 km |
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