METEOSAT 6

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METEOSAT 6 is classified as:

Geostationary
Weather
TV

NORAD ID: 22912

Int'l Code: 1993-073B

Perigee: 36,129.6 km

Apogee: 36,187.0 km

Inclination: 14.4 °

Period: 1,454.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 42529 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   25134.01392001 -.00000232  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 22912  14.3862   4.1549 0006754 218.2695 331.8958  0.98985201113060

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC