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Meteosat 12
European weather satellite. Meteosat 12 was launched on December 13, 2022 aboard a Ariane 5ECA+ from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2022-170CNORAD 54743EUMETSAT
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Meteosat 12
- Payload designation
- MTG-I1
- International designator
- 2022-170C
- NORAD catalog number
- 54743
- GCAT identifier
- S54743
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1098
Mission
- Mission type
- Meteorology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Meteosat
- Owner
- EUMETSAT
- Country
- EUMETSAT
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- MTG
Launch
- Date
- December 13, 2022 · 20:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 2022-170Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA+
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,778 km
- Apogee
- 35,797 km
- Inclination
- 0.87°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Mar 7, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 3,760 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 5.2 m
- Diameter
- 2.30 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18472883 (CC0).