Search & rescue
NORAD ID: 29499
Int'l Code: 2006-044A
Perigee: 825.9 km
Apogee: 829.0 km
Inclination: 98.7 °
Period: 101.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 7198 km
Launch date: October 19, 2006
Source: European Organization for the Exploitation of Mete (EUME)
Comments: METOP-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite and will give forecasters a new perspective on weather phenomena. MetOp-A will also work in tandem with the United States polar-orbiting satellite fleet managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 29499U 06044A 13144.15762858 .00000125 00000-0 77218-4 0 484
2 29499 098.7153 204.1426 0002170 141.2794 218.8539 14.21495574342169
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for METOP-A
