Weather
NORAD ID: 21140
Int'l Code: 1991-015B
Perigee: 36,287.5 km
Apogee: 36,336.2 km
Inclination: 13.6 °
Period: 1,462.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 42682 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 13144.83672170 -.00000081 00000-0 10000-3 0 5362
2 21140 013.6316 033.2937 0005706 117.0524 242.9470 00.98451647 83233
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2)
