Weather
NORAD ID: 27509
Int'l Code: 2002-040B
Perigee: 35,785.7 km
Apogee: 35,798.8 km
Inclination: 2.1 °
Period: 1,436.0 minutes
Semi major axis: 42163 km
Launch date: August 28, 2002
Source: European Organization for the Exploitation of Mete (EUME)
Comments: Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States; planned system of 3 satellites
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 27509U 02040B 13138.24092314 .00000026 00000-0 00000+0 0 3766
2 27509 002.0652 062.5518 0001558 056.5635 207.5047 01.00277191 39348
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for METEOSAT 8 (MSG 1)
