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Weather

METEOSAT-1

NonoperationalWeatherGEONORAD 10489

METEOSAT-1 is a European Space Agency weather satellite, launched on November 23, 1977 into GEO.

Launch

Launch date: November 23, 1977 at 01:35 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta 2914 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: Meteosat 1
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,812 km
Periapsis: 35,728 km
Inclination: 5.09°
Orbital period: 1435.24 min

Spacecraft

Operator: European Space Agency
Launch mass: 292.37 kg
Dimensions: Ø2.1 × 2.05 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1977-108A
NORAD catalog №: 10489
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 2.2413 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate: No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status: Nonoperational