Weather
NORAD ID: 21140
Int'l Code: 1991-015B
Perigee: 36,288.6 km
Apogee: 36,335.7 km
Inclination: 13.6 °
Period: 1,462.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 42683 km
Launch date: March 2, 1991
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Comments: The Meteosat Operational Programme (MOP-2) satellite was the second operational geostationary Meteosat satellite following 3 pre-operational Meteosat satellites (Meteosat-1,-2,-3/P2). The primary goals of the MOP satellites were (1) to provide visible and IR day/night cloudcover data and radiances and (2) to disseminate image data to users through the Data Collection Platform (DCP).
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 21140U 91015B 13141.78964207 -.00000011 00000-0 10000-3 0 5327
2 21140 013.6272 033.3280 0005522 118.2173 241.7801 00.98450553 83202
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2)
