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Weather

METEOSAT-4 (MOP-1)

NonoperationalWeatherGEO

METEOSAT-4 (MOP-1) is a European Space Agency weather satellite, launched on March 6, 1989 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 6, 1989 at 11:29 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44LP
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,786 km
Periapsis
36,608 km
Inclination
14.89°
Orbital period
1482.85 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency
Launch mass
313.18 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-020B
NORAD catalog №
19876
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
4.5417 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational