Meteosat 13

Planned European weather satellite. Meteosat 13 was launched on July 1, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-143ANORAD 64723EUMETSAT

Identity

Name in GCAT: Meteosat 13
Payload designation: MTG-S1
International designator: 2025-143A
NORAD catalog number: 64723
GCAT identifier: S64723
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1298

Mission

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

Launch

Date: July 1, 2025 · 21:04 UTC
Launch record: 2025-143Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO
Perigee: 334 km
Apogee: 65,207 km
Inclination: 21.22°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jul 1, 2025

Size

Mass: 3,800 kg
Dry mass: 2,000 kg
Length: 5.2 m
Diameter: 2.30 m
Span: 10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q25449206 (CC0).