Norad ID: 27509
| Spacetrack Directory Name | METEOSAT 8 (MSG 1) |
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| Country/organisation of origin | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) (EUME) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
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| Perigee | 35785 km |
| Apogee | 35790 km |
METEOSAT 8 (MSG 1), 27509 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (DE) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 28 Aug 2002 UTC via an ARIANE 5G launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite METEOSAT 8 (MSG 1) Date of exalting 28.08.2002y.