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Meteosat 4

retired

Earth ObservationGEOCOSPAR 1989-020BLaunched 3/6/1989

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: JCSAT 1/Meteosat 4
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP 44LP
Launch Date: 3/6/1989
Last Contact: 11/8/1995

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,783.5 km
Inclination: 1.15 deg
Dry Mass: 281 kg
Total Mass: 325 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: MET
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Meteosat operational fleet
Active Satellites: 5

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1989-020B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/266