METEOSAT 6

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METEOSAT 6 is classified as:

Geostationary
Weather
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NORAD ID: 22912

Int'l Code: 1993-073B

Perigee: 36,145.8 km

Apogee: 36,170.0 km

Inclination: 14.1 °

Period: 1,454.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 42528 km

RCS: 8.2595 m² (large)

Launch date: November 20, 1993
Source: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUME)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States; currently serving as backup

1 22912U 93073B   22019.70546042 -.00000215  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 22912  14.0821  12.7750 0002841 181.7129 350.9452  0.98986687101089

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC