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NORAD 43689

METOP-C

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About METOP-C

METOP-C is a satellite from EUME, launched on Nov 7, 2018 from French Guiana.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.2 times a day), between 820 and 821 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.7° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 81° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

MetOp-C · European meteorology satellite

Operated by
EUMETSAT
Built by
Space Systems
Mass
3,650 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 366 days its lowest point went from 819 km to 820 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
818819820821822Feb 26May 26Aug 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.