Meteosat 2

ESA

Spacecraft nº:

ESA spacecraft nº: 17

Launch data:

Designation	12544 / 81057A
Launch date	19 Jun 1981 - 12:32:59 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-1
Launch vehicle	Ariane-1 (L03)
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min

Has provided 284000 images

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Aerospatiale
Operator	ESA-->EUMETSAT
Mass at launch	~320 kg
Dry Mass	282 kg
Basic shape
Dimension	dia: 2,1 m - long: 3,195 m
Propulsion	Mage-1 ejectable
Stabilization	spin at 100 rpm
Design lifetime

End of life:

Out of service

06 Dec 1991 to the junk orbit (36119/36334 km)

Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-1

Launch cancel Kourou. Credit: #411

Ariane-1

Launch cancel Kourou. Credit: #411

Ref.: #7, #14, #411 - update: 05.11.19