Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Meteosat 7 (MTP 1) |
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) |
-57.85 |
Perigee (km) |
35770 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000320258104309251 |
Inclination (degrees) |
4.71 |
Period (minutes) |
1435.96 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
696 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
320 |
Power (watts) |
200 |
Date of Launch |
02-09-1997 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
1997-049B |
NORAD Number |
24932 |
Comments |
Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States |