| 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 |