METOP-A

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METOP-A is classified as:

Weather
Search & rescue

NORAD ID: 29499

Int'l Code: 2006-044A

Perigee: 537.1 km

Apogee: 819.2 km

Inclination: 98.5 °

Period: 98.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7049 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   22024.93483021  .00000330  00000-0  52258-4 0  9999
2 29499  98.4712  64.8646 0200108  97.7416  28.9333 14.66898751789631

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC