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METEOSAT-6 (MOP-3)
Nonoperational
Weather
GEO
METEOSAT-6 (MOP-3) is a EUMETSAT weather satellite, launched on November 20, 1993 into GEO.
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Launch
Launch date
November 20, 1993 at 01:17 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44LP →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Solidaridad 1 & Meteosat 6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,181 km
Periapsis
36,122 km
Inclination
14.48°
Orbital period
1454.79 min
Spacecraft
Operator
EUMETSAT
Launch mass
313.18 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1993-073B
NORAD catalog №
22912
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
EUMETSAT
Radar cross-section
8.2595 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational