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METOP-SGA1

NORAD 65159· COSPAR 2025-172A· Active satellite· Weather· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 13, 2025 from Ariane Launch Area 4, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 62.
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A1
METOP-SGA1
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:57 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
EUMETSAT
Country
EUMETSAT
Manufacturer
Airbus Defence and Space
Launched
Aug 13, 2025
Mass
4,000 kg
Apogee
825 km
Perigee
824 km
Inclination
98.71°
Period
1.69 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for METOP-SGA1 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.0 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
824 × 825 km
830836824May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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