Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Meteosat 10 (MSGalaxy-3,MSG 3) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) |
Users |
Government/Civil |
Purpose |
Earth Science/Meteorology |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
35784 |
Apogee (km) |
35791 |
Eccentricity |
0.00008302200083022 |
Inclination (degrees) |
1.8 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.15 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
05-07-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
7 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2012-035B |
NORAD Number |
38552 |
Comments |
http://www.space.com/16461-rocket-launches-weather-satellite-echostar-17.html |