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NORAD ID: 27509 • Int'l Des: 2002-040 • Owner: EUMET • Country: I-EUM • operational
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About Meteosat 8
Group: 3 satellites
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Two-Line Element Set
1 27509U 02040B 26156.53035168 -.00000177 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 27509 11.2325 41.3520 0014183 71.9899 142.9253 0.97905881 86821
Epoch: Jun 5, 2026 •
Age: 20 hours
Current Status
Altitude 36453.7 km
Velocity 3.05 km/s
Sub-Earth Point 4.94°N,
164.76°E
Launch Date Aug 28, 2002
Age 23.7 years
Type weather
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Mass 2010.00 kg
Dry Mass 1000.00 kg
Total Mass 2030.00 kg
Length 2.40 m
Diameter 3.20 m
Span 3.20 m
Shape Cyl
Manufacturer ALC
Bus Type MSG
Phase Status In Orbit
Owner/State EUMET/I-EUM
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