METOP-A

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METOP-A is classified as:

Weather
Search & rescue

NORAD ID: 29499

Int'l Code: 2006-044A

Perigee: 536.8 km

Apogee: 813.3 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 98.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 7046 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.

1 29499U 06044A   23034.16453039  .00001429  00000-0  19564-3 0  9994
2 29499  98.4211  90.8149 0196202   4.5806  78.5060 14.67856856847364

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC