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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
Last TLE update
3 days ago
Origin
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 (34 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 44LP
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.415 m
Radar Cross Section
4.680 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago
0 METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2)
1 21140U 91015B   25118.68783858 -.00000012  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 21140  14.7902 352.9740 0009000 255.3616 295.8526  0.98449593126120
Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:30:29.253Z)
Latitude
-2.8395°
Longitude
79.23105°
Altitude
36,288.307 km
Speed
3.057 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 15m 00s
True Declination
-2° 50' 12"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
4.11976°
Longitude
-95.78343°
Altitude
36,324.258 km
Speed
3.055 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 40m 01s
Apparent Declination
-1° 12' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:24:29
Azimuth
17.449° NNE
Elevation
-50°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,344.658 km
Perigee altitude
36,267.826 km
Semi-major axis
42,684.379 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
14.7902°
RAAN
352.974°
Arg. of periapsis
255.3616°
True anomaly
295.75974°
Mean anomaly
295.8526°
Eccentric anomaly
295.80618°
Mean motion
0.24612 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1462.73 mins
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