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Meteosat 11

European weather satellite. Meteosat 11 was launched on July 15, 2015 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-034ANORAD 40732EUMETSAT

Identity

Name in GCAT
Meteosat 11
Payload designation
MSG 4
International designator
2015-034A
NORAD catalog number
40732
GCAT identifier
S40732
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/755

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
Meteosat
Owner
EUMETSAT
Country
EUMETSAT
Builder
Thales Alenia Space
Platform (bus)
MSG

Launch

Date
July 15, 2015 · 21:42 UTC
Launch record
2015-034Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,780 km
Apogee
35,791 km
Inclination
3.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
2,043 kg
Dry mass
1,000 kg
Length
2.3 m
Diameter
3.20 m
Span
3.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20732205 (CC0).