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Meteosat 2

retired

Earth ObservationGEOCOSPAR 1981-057ALaunched 6/19/1981

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Meteosat 2/Apple
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1
Launch Date: 6/19/1981
Last Contact: 12/6/1991

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,903.5 km
Inclination: 1.01 deg
Dry Mass: 282 kg
Total Mass: 324 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Meteosat operational fleet
Active Satellites: 5

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1981-057A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/051