METOP-B

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METOP-B is classified as:

• Search & rescue
• Weather

NORAD ID: 38771
Int'l Code: 2012-049A
Perigee: 826.9 km
Apogee: 828.2 km
Inclination: 98.6 °
Period: 101.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 7198 km
RCS: 15.473 m² (large)
Launch date: September 17, 2012
Source: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUME)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

METOP-B is a 9,005-pound (4,085-kg) spacecraft outfitted with eight instruments to survey clouds, winds, moisture, greenhouse gases, and other atmospheric conditions for at least five years.

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COSMOS 1656 Track 1 satellite(s)

1 38771U 12049A   25199.88581862  .00000069  00000-0  51108-4 0  9998
2 38771  98.5748 252.9917 0000856 140.4438 219.6802 14.21465054665903

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC