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METOP-B
Launch Details
Launched | 16 September 2012 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Operational |
Categories |
Weather
Search & Rescue (SARSAT) ARGOS Data Collection System Active satellites |
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 | 38771 |
COSPAR ID | 2012-049A |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 98.626° |
Eccentricity | 0.00013 |
RA ascending node | 16.937 hr |
Argument perigee | 81.558° |
Mean anomaly | 278.575° |
Orbital period | 101.305 min |
Epoch of osculation | 15 Jul 2024, 11:16 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 826.7 km |
Mean Altitude | 827.6 km |
Peak Altitude | 828.5 km |
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
FREGAT R/B