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Meteosat 10
European weather satellite. Meteosat 10 was launched on July 5, 2012 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2012-035BNORAD 38552EUMETSAT
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Meteosat 10
- Payload designation
- MSG 3
- International designator
- 2012-035B
- NORAD catalog number
- 38552
- GCAT identifier
- S38552
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/651
Mission
- Mission type
- Meteorology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Meteosat
- Owner
- EUMETSAT
- Country
- EUMETSAT
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- MSG
Launch
- Date
- July 5, 2012 · 21:36 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-035Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,649 km
- Apogee
- 35,656 km
- Inclination
- 1.73°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 9, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 2,035 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,000 kg
- Length
- 2.4 m
- Diameter
- 3.20 m
- Span
- 3.7 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q475355 (CC0).