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METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 0.7° from the equator, between 35,782 and 35,830 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1)

METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1) is a satellite from EUME, launched on Dec 13, 2022 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 0°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

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

European weather satellite

Operated by
EUMETSAT
Built by
Thales Alenia Space, OHB System AG
Mass
3,760 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 18 days its lowest point went from 35,772 km to 35,775 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)
35,77035,78035,79035,800

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