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METOP-A is classified as:


NORAD ID: 29499
Int'l Code: 2006-044A
Perigee: 531.2 km
Apogee: 791.2 km
Inclination: 98.3 °
Period: 97.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 7032 km
RCS: 10.956 m2 (large)
Launch date: October 19, 2006
Source: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUME)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

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.
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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 29499U 06044A   24309.57187553  .00010690  00000-0  12999-2 0  9994
2 29499  98.3457  28.4045 0184877 144.5712 328.3084 14.72187573938578
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC