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Meteosat 7

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Earth ObservationGEOCOSPAR 1997-049BLaunched 9/2/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Hot Bird 3/MTP
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP 44LP-3
Launch Date: 9/2/1997
Last Contact: 4/22/2017

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 1.74 deg
Dry Mass: 283 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: 1997-049B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/338

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