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METEOSAT-P2

NonoperationalWeatherGEO

METEOSAT-P2 is a European Space Agency weather satellite, launched on June 15, 1988 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
June 15, 1988 at 11:19 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44LP →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Meteosat 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,757 km
Periapsis
36,733 km
Inclination
14.35°
Orbital period
1485.35 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency
Launch mass
317.15 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-051A
NORAD catalog №
19215
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
4.1327 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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