In orbitRocket body

METEOSAT 3 AKM

NORAD: 43333
COSPAR: 1988-051G

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Spacecraft

Built by: Soci\'et\'e Europ\'eene de Propulsion (Vernon)
Owner: European Space Agency
Platform (bus): Mage
Mass at launch: 359 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 70 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1 m
Diameter: 0.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S43333, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-06-15
Rocket: Ariane 44LP 44LP
Flight: Meteosat 3/PAS 1
Mission name: Meteosat P2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-051

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-051, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: ESA
Launch date: 1988-06-15
Period: 1446.7 min
Inclination: 11.79°
Apogee: 36,229 km
Perigee: 35,756 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: METEOSAT-P2 (NORAD 19215)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 1 still in orbit