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Meteosat 3

retired

Earth ObservationGEOCOSPAR 1988-051ALaunched 6/15/1988

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Meteosat 3/PAS 1
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP 44LP
Launch Date: 6/15/1988
Last Contact: 11/22/1995

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,759 km
Inclination: 1.5 deg
Dry Mass: 282 kg
Total Mass: 683 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: 1988-051A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/187