METEOSAT 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite METEOSAT 1 at a glance.

Uptime

17453

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

5.8

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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: 1436.767 minutes

Inclination: 5.7993 deg

SMA: 42177.854 km

Apoapsis: 35831.483 km

Periapsis: 35767.955 km

RAAN: 284.3858 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00075309

Argument of periapsis: 93.7865 deg

Mean anomaly: 70.7354 deg

Mean motion: 1.00224994 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000117 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 5:37 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 METEOSAT 1

TLE line 1: 1 10489U 77108A 25247.23447429 .00000117 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 10489 5.7993 284.3858 0007531 93.7865 70.7354 1.00224994134341

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite METEOSAT 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space Delta 2914 | Meteosat 1
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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