Key statistics
Satellite METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2) at a glance.
Uptime
12660
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2)
International designator: 1991-015B
Object number (NORAD): 21140
Object ID (CCSDS): 21140
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1462.633 minutes
Inclination: 14.7315 deg
SMA: 42682.557 km
Apoapsis: 36358.381 km
Periapsis: 36250.463 km
RAAN: 351.6609 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00126419
Argument of periapsis: 253.609 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.4765 deg
Mean motion: 0.98452583 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000195 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2)
TLE line 1: 1 21140U 91015B 25300.96559525 -.00000195 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 21140 14.7315 351.6609 0012642 253.6090 103.4765 0.98452583127911
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Real-time ground track for satellite METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Astra 1B was the second of the Astra communications satellites launched and operated by SES (Société Européenne des Satellites). It was believed to have been launched in a faulty condition, and suffered a thruster failure early in its life, causing minor drift, meaning that it became permanently difficult to obtain a steady lock on the satellite. This was most notable on analogue transmissions where the picture would move from clear to carrying sparklies and back again.
METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44LP | Astra 1B & Meteosat 5’, on board a Ariane 44LP space rocket.
The launch took place on March 2, 1991, 11:36 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44LP | Astra 1B & Meteosat 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 2, 1991, 11:36 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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