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CAT 3
Nonoperational
Payload
MEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
June 19, 1981 at 12:32 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 1 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Meteosat 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
17,941 km
Periapsis
247 km
Inclination
10.1°
Orbital period
319.21 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-057C
NORAD catalog №
12546
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
2.0458 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational