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METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2), 21140

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2), 21140 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (ESA) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 02 Mar 1991 UTC via an ARIANE 44LP launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

21140, 1991-015B

Orbit

GEO

Country

ESA

Related business

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE)

Manufacturer

Ae/Cannes

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOSAT, AOCS

Mass

343 kg wet, 284 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1991-03-02 (35 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44LP

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cyl + 1 Ant, 1.7 m

Radar Cross Section

4.680 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2)
1 21140U 91015B   25348.70412271 -.00000158  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 21140  14.7152 351.3222 0012982 261.7238  95.5668  0.98452502128385

Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:53:56.202Z)

Latitude

-0.648°

Longitude

11.73827°

Altitude

36,309.534 km

Speed

3.056 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 15m 20s

True Declination

0° 38' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:24:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,360.814 km

Perigee altitude

36,249.99 km

Semi-major axis

42,683.539 km

Eccentricity

0.0013

Inclination

14.7152°

RAAN

351.3222°

Arg. of periapsis

261.7238°

True anomaly

95.71484°

Mean anomaly

95.5668°

Eccentric anomaly

95.64082°

Mean motion

0.24612 °/min

Orbital period

1,462.68 mins

BSTAR

0

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1991 (1991-03-02 UTC)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 41118

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 27662

ARIANE 44LP DEB (SPELDA), 21142 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB *, 45855

ASTRA 1B, 21139

ARIANE 44LP R/B, 21141 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 23232 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 27661

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 23236 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 5 AKM, 21904

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 28040

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 25928

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 26371 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 26794

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