Satellite · NORAD 43689 · COSPAR 2018-087A
METOP-C
- Operator EUMETSAT
- Constellation Metop / Meteosat
- Country —
Altitude now
823.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.44km/s
Inclination
98.70°
Period
101.3 min
101.3 min
Perigee
820km
Apogee
821km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:46 UTC (6.9 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 31.466° N
- Longitude
- 6.340° E
- Altitude
- 823.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.444 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:46 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- EUMETSAT
- SATCAT owner code
- EUME · EUMETSAT
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 Nov 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-087
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch
No other catalogued object is linked to this launch.
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → EUME | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 43689
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-087A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RYJ
- Canonical slug
- metop-c-43689
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Weather) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.