Weather
NORAD ID: 21140
Int'l Code: 1991-015B
Perigee: 36,268.9 km
Apogee: 36,341.4 km
Inclination: 14.5 °
Period: 1,462.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 42683 km
Launch date: March 2, 1991
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Comments: The Meteosat Operational Programme (MOP-2) satellite was the second operational geostationary Meteosat satellite following 3 pre-operational Meteosat satellites (Meteosat-1,-2,-3/P2). The primary goals of the MOP satellites were (1) to provide visible and IR day/night cloudcover data and radiances and (2) to disseminate image data to users through the Data Collection Platform (DCP).
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 21140U 91015B 15063.51243212 -.00000056 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 21140 014.4598 026.0757 0008489 171.1950 065.2341 00.98450039 89603
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2)
