METEOSAT-9

NORAD 28912 · COSPAR 2005-049B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #846 @ 35782 x 35791 km x 9.6908 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-09 21:23 UTC Â· 29.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)
1 28912U 05049B 26313.89113824 .00000131 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 28912 9.6908 52.7027 0001105 357.8728 4.9833 1.00273102008467

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 21st 2005

Spacecraft age

20 years, 10 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 5G

Contractor

Alcatel Alenia Space

Launch mass

2,000 kg

Power

700.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

9.6908Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35782 km

Apogee

35791 km

Eccentricity

0.0001105

RAAN

52.7027Â°

Arg of Perigee

357.8728Â°

Mean Motion

1.00273102 rev/d