Orbital elements of METEOSAT-8
| Launched | 27 August 2002 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana |
| Owner | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) |
| NORAD ID | 27509 |
| Alternative names |
MSG-1 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 02:45:16 | 11.0615 | 0.00129 | 2.8026 | 68.0749 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 02:45:16 | 11.0615 | 0.00129 | 2.8026 | 68.0749 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 02:45:16 | 11.0615 | 0.00129 | 2.8026 | 68.0749 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 23:48:55 | 11.0500 | 0.00126 | 2.8060 | 68.5365 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 03 23:48:55 | 11.0500 | 0.00126 | 2.8060 | 68.5365 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 03 23:48:55 | 11.0500 | 0.00126 | 2.8060 | 68.5365 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 23:48:55 | 11.0500 | 0.00126 | 2.8060 | 68.5365 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 23:48:55 | 11.0500 | 0.00126 | 2.8060 | 68.5365 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 03 23:48:55 | 11.0500 | 0.00126 | 2.8060 | 68.5365 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 08:50:06 | 11.0383 | 0.00123 | 2.8088 | 70.1784 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 08:50:06 | 11.0383 | 0.00123 | 2.8088 | 70.1784 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 08:50:06 | 11.0383 | 0.00123 | 2.8088 | 70.1784 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 08:50:06 | 11.0383 | 0.00123 | 2.8088 | 70.1784 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 26 08:50:06 | 11.0383 | 0.00123 | 2.8088 | 70.1784 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 08:50:06 | 11.0383 | 0.00123 | 2.8088 | 70.1784 | 295.7308 | 0.97905 | – |