METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)

NORAD 28912· COSPAR 2005-049B· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Dec 21, 2005 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 GS.
Ariane 5 GS | INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9
METEOSAT-9 (MSG-2)
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Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
EUMETSAT
Country
EUMETSAT
Manufacturer
Alcatel Space
Launched
Dec 21, 2005
Mass
Apogee
35,804 km
Perigee
35,786 km
Inclination
9.42°
Period
23.94 h

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