Meteosat 4

Also called MOP 1

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General

Designation	19876 / 89020B
Launch date	6 Mar 1989
Country of origin	Europe
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V29

First operational satellite

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 6 Mar 1989		0°E
Feb 1995	May 1995	7.7°W
Aug 1995	Oct 1995	10°E, inclined

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End of life

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

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
Payload

Downlink frequency: 137.08 MHz, 1691 & 1694.5 MHz + in S-band
Heard on 1675.281, 1675.18 1686.833, 1691, 1695.77 MHz

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