Meteosat 3

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General

Designation	19215 / 88051A
Launch date	15 Jun 1988
Country of origin	Europe
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V22

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 15 Jun 1988	Jun 1989	0°E
Jun 1989	Jan 1990	50°W
Jan 1990	Apr 1990	0°E
Apr 1990	?Nov 1990	5°W
Jul 1991		50°W
late 1992		75°W
Apr 1993		72.8°W
Feb 1995	Nov 1995	70°W, inclined

In May 1995 Eumetsat decided it didn't need the satellite back so it remained in reserve around 70°W before final burn.

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End of life

Out of service	mid Nov 1995
Cause	pushed to the junk orbit

Technical data

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Downlink frequency: 137.08 & 1691 MHz + in S-band

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External resources

sat-index articles

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