Satellite · NORAD 100530 · COSPAR 2026-198A
MTG-I2
- Operator EUMETSAT
- Constellation Metop / Meteosat
- Country —
Altitude now
35,787.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
1.00°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,786km
Apogee
35,788km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:58 UTC (5.9 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
- 0.157° S
- Longitude
- 3.537° E
- Altitude
- 35787.8 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:58 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Weather
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Metop / Meteosat via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- EUMETSAT
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 27 Aug 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-198
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 1
- ARIANE 6 R/B100531Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → ESA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | 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
- 100530
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-198A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SZY9Y48JV5MPM2EMD0T
- Canonical slug
- mtg-i2-100530
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.