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Meteosat 6

retired
Earth ObservationGEOCOSPAR 1993-073BLaunched 11/20/1993
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Solid. 1/Meteosat 6
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 44LP 44LP+
Launch Date
11/20/1993
Last Contact
4/15/2011
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
35,771.5 km
Inclination
1.29 deg
Dry Mass
278 kg
Total Mass
318 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
1993-073B
Track
Mentions
1
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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