- Name
- METOP-A
- Satellite ID
- GVNJ-7390-8100-5940-4823
- NORAD ID
- 29499
- Website
- https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series
Satellite appears to be malfunctioning
METOP-A was launched 19 Oct. 2006 and was a European polar orbiting weather satellite built by ESA for EUMETSAT. It was Europes first meterological satellite of a series of three almost identical satellites - Metop-A, B, C - which carry 11 instruments and a further 2 that support search and resuce and location services. There are similarities between the METOP and NOAA satellites including climate monitoring and they collaborate in the context of the Joint Polar Satellite System. Metop-A has reached end of life in orbit and was switched-off, passivated and steered into a re-entry orbit 30 Nov. 2021. Re-entry is expected about 2044. Metop-B and C are operational in-orbit.
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- BPSK PMT-A3
- Downlink Frequency
- 465987500
- Baud
- 800
- Type
- Transmitter
- Service
- Mobile
- Downlink Mode
- BPSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 1544500000
- Baud
- 2400
- Type
- Transmitter
- Service
- Space Operation
- Downlink Mode
- PSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 2230000000
- Downlink Drifted
- 2242
- Baud
- 4096
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- AHRPT
- Downlink Frequency
- 1707000000
- Baud
- 3500
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- LRPT
- Downlink Frequency
- 137100000
- Baud
- 72
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- LRPT
- Downlink Frequency
- 137912500
- Baud
- 72
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- AHRPT
- Downlink Frequency
- 1701300000
- Baud
- 3500
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- BPSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 465987500
- Baud
- 400
No observations recorded for METOP-A in the last 24h
- TLE Source
- Space-Track.org
- TLE Updated
- 2026-04-21 05:22:10 UTC
- TLE Set
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1 29499U 06044A 26110.91319571 .00001224 00000-0 14813-3 0 9992
2 29499 98.3274 215.8466 0173366 251.8346 219.8583 14.75710581 17008