Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Meteosat 8 (MSGalaxy-1, MSG-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 |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
9.27 |
Perigee (km) |
35781 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000142325118011244 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.46 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1000 |
Power (watts) |
700 |
Date of Launch |
21-08-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Alcatel |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2002-040B |
NORAD Number |
27509 |
Comments |
Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States; planned system of 3 satellites |