METEOSAT-8

NORAD 27509 · COSPAR 2002-040B · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #7375 @ 36022 x 36044 km x 8.2466 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2022-10-09 10:46 UTC Â· 35446.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

METEOSAT-8 (MSG-1)
1 27509U 02040B 22282.44910580 .00000041 00000+0 00000+0 0 9999
2 27509 8.2466 50.0173 0002623 140.7825 21.5093 0.99400024 73757

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 21st 2002

Spacecraft age

24 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Contractor

Alcatel Space Industries

Launch mass

2,000 kg

Power

700.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

8.2466Â°

Period

1448.69 min

Perigee

36022 km

Apogee

36044 km

Eccentricity

0.0002623

RAAN

50.0173Â°

Arg of Perigee

140.7825Â°

Mean Motion

0.99400024 rev/d