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 May 17 17:57 | 2026 May 16 00:39:14 | 11.1941 | 0.00136 | 2.7676 | 71.5854 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 16 17:56 | 2026 May 16 00:39:14 | 11.1941 | 0.00136 | 2.7676 | 71.5854 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 15 17:57 | 2026 May 09 21:44:38 | 11.1815 | 0.00139 | 2.7708 | 70.4562 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 14 17:58 | 2026 May 09 21:44:38 | 11.1815 | 0.00139 | 2.7708 | 70.4562 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 13 17:58 | 2026 May 09 21:44:38 | 11.1815 | 0.00139 | 2.7708 | 70.4562 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 12 17:58 | 2026 May 09 21:44:38 | 11.1815 | 0.00139 | 2.7708 | 70.4562 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 11 17:56 | 2026 May 09 21:44:38 | 11.1815 | 0.00139 | 2.7708 | 70.4562 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 10 17:57 | 2026 May 09 21:44:38 | 11.1815 | 0.00139 | 2.7708 | 70.4562 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 09 17:57 | 2026 May 05 11:21:28 | 11.1736 | 0.00139 | 2.7732 | 69.2114 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 08 17:57 | 2026 May 05 11:21:28 | 11.1736 | 0.00139 | 2.7732 | 69.2114 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 07 17:58 | 2026 May 05 11:21:28 | 11.1736 | 0.00139 | 2.7732 | 69.2114 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 06 17:57 | 2026 May 05 11:21:28 | 11.1736 | 0.00139 | 2.7732 | 69.2114 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 05 17:57 | 2026 May 05 11:21:28 | 11.1736 | 0.00139 | 2.7732 | 69.2114 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 04 17:57 | 2026 Apr 29 14:54:01 | 11.1632 | 0.00135 | 2.7764 | 68.5567 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 03 17:57 | 2026 Apr 29 14:54:01 | 11.1632 | 0.00135 | 2.7764 | 68.5567 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 02 17:57 | 2026 Apr 29 14:54:01 | 11.1632 | 0.00135 | 2.7764 | 68.5567 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 May 01 17:56 | 2026 Apr 29 14:54:01 | 11.1632 | 0.00135 | 2.7764 | 68.5567 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 30 17:56 | 2026 Apr 29 14:54:01 | 11.1632 | 0.00135 | 2.7764 | 68.5567 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 29 17:57 | 2026 Apr 23 12:49:47 | 11.1515 | 0.00131 | 2.7795 | 69.5363 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 28 17:56 | 2026 Apr 23 12:49:47 | 11.1515 | 0.00131 | 2.7795 | 69.5363 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 27 17:58 | 2026 Apr 23 12:49:47 | 11.1515 | 0.00131 | 2.7795 | 69.5363 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 26 17:58 | 2026 Apr 23 12:49:47 | 11.1515 | 0.00131 | 2.7795 | 69.5363 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 25 17:58 | 2026 Apr 23 12:49:47 | 11.1515 | 0.00131 | 2.7795 | 69.5363 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 24 17:59 | 2026 Apr 23 12:49:47 | 11.1515 | 0.00131 | 2.7795 | 69.5363 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 23 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 11:10:04 | 11.1427 | 0.00131 | 2.7815 | 70.3049 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 22 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 11:10:04 | 11.1427 | 0.00131 | 2.7815 | 70.3049 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 21 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 11:10:04 | 11.1427 | 0.00131 | 2.7815 | 70.3049 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |
| 2026 Apr 20 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 11:10:04 | 11.1427 | 0.00131 | 2.7815 | 70.3049 | 116.6627 | 0.97905 | – |