Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
MSG-4 Sat will join four other Meteosat-series meteorological platforms that currently are operational in geostationary orbit at 36,000 km. above the equator. Star One C4 Sat will support telephone, television, radio, data transmission and Internet services in Brazil, Latin American countries and…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| METEOSAT-11 (MSG-4) 2015-034A | Payload | 35783 × 35793 km · 3.5° | Globe |
| STAR ONE C4 2015-034B | Payload | 35783 × 35791 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2015-034C | Rocket body | 287 × 33938 km · 3.8° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2015-034D | Debris | re-entered 2026-03-16 | |
| MSG 4 DEB [COOLER COVER] 2015-034E | Debris | 35324 × 35544 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| MSG 4 DEB [BAFFLE COVER] 2015-034F | Debris | 34720 × 35539 km · 6.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2015-034 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).