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Launch · COSPAR 1981-057 · 19 Jun 1981

METEOSAT-2

Guiana Space Centre, Kourou · FR5.24°, -52.77°

Payloads

3

Catalogued objects

7

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

5

Decayed

2

29% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, KourouGuiana Space Centre, Kourou

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 7

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Payload Payload · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
METEOSAT-2Metop / Meteosat125441981-057AUnknownGEO36,108 / 36,343 km10.13°on orbitEUMETSAT
APPLE125451981-057BUnknownGEO35,732 / 35,962 km6.84°on orbit—
CAT 3125461981-057CUnknownOTHER232 / 17,903 km10.18°on orbitEuropean Space Agency

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 1 R/B125621981-057DDecayedLEO127 / 769 km10.27°16 Jan 1991European Space Agency
METEOSAT-2 AKM (MAGE 1)208371981-057FInactiveGEO35,726 / 36,358 km7.39°on orbitEuropean Space Agency

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 1 DEB141251981-057EDecayedLEO117 / 415 km10.49°23 Jun 1992European Space Agency
ARIANE 1 DEB483431981-057GInactiveOTHER588 / 28,422 km11.02°on orbitEuropean Space Agency

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1981-057
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
19 Jun 1981
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Site code
FRGUI
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYCR3J7EVTWX7BD95W8

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1981-057; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.