METEOSAT 6

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METEOSAT 6 is classified as:

Geostationary
Weather
TV

NORAD ID: 22912

Int'l Code: 1993-073B

Perigee: 36,117.9 km

Apogee: 36,200.3 km

Inclination: 14.3 °

Period: 1,454.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 42530 km

RCS: 8.2595 m² (large)

Launch date: November 20, 1993
Source: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUME)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Meteorological spacecraft; intended primarily to support the National Meteorological Services (NMS) of Member States; currently serving as backup

1 22912U 93073B   24325.77458661  .00000023  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 22912  14.3425   5.3716 0009682 214.1058 165.2587  0.98982480111347

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC