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Meteosat 1

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Earth ObservationGEOCOSPAR 1977-108ALaunched 11/23/1977

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Meteosat 1 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914
Launch Date: 11/23/1977
Last Contact: 10/22/1985

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,789.5 km
Inclination: 0.22 deg
Dry Mass: 292 kg
Total Mass: 350 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: 1977-108A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.375

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The MTG series will ensure the continuity of weather observation from space, which began with METEOSAT-1 in 1977.

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