Meteosat 8
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| Launch date | August 28, 2002 |
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| Periods | 24 hours |
| Power | 600 watts |
| Manufacturers | Alcatel Space |
| Longitude | 3. 4° West (2004-2008); 9. 5° East (2008-2013); 3. 5° East (2013-2016); 41. 5° East (2016-) |
| Launch sites | Kourou |
| ELA-3 | |
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| ID | 2149435 |
About Meteosat 8
Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite, also known as MSG 1. The Meteosat series are operated by EUMETSAT under the Meteosat Transition Programme and the Meteosat Second Generation program. Notable for imaging the first meteor to be predicted to strike the earth, 2008 TC3.
