Key statistics
Satellite METEOSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
17393
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
5.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOSAT 1
International designator: 1977-108A
Object number (NORAD): 10489
Object ID (CCSDS): 10489
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1437.179 minutes
Inclination: 5.9467 deg
SMA: 42185.908 km
Apoapsis: 35846.745 km
Periapsis: 35768.802 km
RAAN: 285.0772 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009238
Argument of periapsis: 98.2715 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.916 deg
Mean motion: 1.00196293 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000176 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 11:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 10489U 77108A 25186.99983130 .00000176 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 10489 5.9467 285.0772 0009238 98.2715 294.9160 1.00196293133740
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite METEOSAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
European meteorological satellite
METEOSAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | Meteosat 1’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 23, 1977, 1:35 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta 2914 | Meteosat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 23, 1977, 1:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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