METOP-C

NORAD 43689 · COSPAR 2018-087A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #41453 @ 819 x 821 km x 98.7263 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 20:57 UTC Â· 9.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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METOP-C
1 43689U 18087A 26306.87317170 .00000032 00000-0 34934-4 0 09997
2 43689 98.7263 4.2838 0001370 132.2888 227.8406 14.21482695414533

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 6th 2018

Spacecraft age

7 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

ESA/EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Soyuz-2.1b

Contractor

Airbus Defence and Space

Launch mass

4,084 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.7263Â°

Period

101.3 min

Perigee

819 km

Apogee

821 km

Eccentricity

0.000137

RAAN

4.2838Â°

Arg of Perigee

132.2888Â°

Mean Motion

14.21482695 rev/d