The Day We First Landed on Venus
On December 15, 1970, a battered Soviet probe accomplished something no spacecraft had done before - it survived landing on another world and lived to tell about it.
METEOSAT-1 (10489)
COSPAR: 1977-108A | Alt Name: Meteosat 1
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 23, 1977
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC17A
Launch Vehicle
Delta 2914
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
10489
International Designator
1977-108A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:20:55 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
5.03°
Right Ascension
280.97°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
103.72°
Period
1435.09 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Polar Plot
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
METEOSAT-1
Alternative Name
Meteosat 1
Type
Payload
Status
Non-operational
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 10489U 77108A 26185.01452567 .00000168 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 10489 5.0336 280.9734 0009381 103.7232 293.8679 1.00342055137389
Source: Celestrak
Summary
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Physical Characteristics
Length
3.2
Diameter
2.1
Span
3.2
Dry Mass
292
Launch Mass
348
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
2.2413
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Meteosat 1
Purpose
Meteorology
Mission
Meteorology
Manufacturer
AESPC
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Meteosat
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
SVM-6A
Equipment
?
Power System
Solar cells (body mounted), batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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