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METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)
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NORAD 28912Active geosynchronousOrbit
Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)
- NORAD ID
- 28912
- Category
- Active geosynchronous
- TLE epoch
- Aug 11, 2026, 03:21 UTC
- Object ID
- 2005-049B
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
- Launch site
- Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
- Launch date
- 2005-12-21
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination9.4823°
Eccentricity0.0003
Mean motion1.0027 rev/day
Orbital period1436.1 min
Perigee35775.8 km
Apogee35797.6 km
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