Designation: 19876 / 89020B
Launch date: 6 Mar 1989
Country of origin: Europe
Mission: Meteorology
Launch vehicle: Ariane V29
Prime contractor: Aerospatiale
Mass at launch: 681 kg
Mass in orbit: 316 kg
Diameter: 2.1 m
Height: 3.1 m
Stabilization: Spin stabilized (100 rpm)
DC power: BOL: 387 W
EOL: 225 W
Design lifetime: 5 years
Additional information available at
"http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/sat_meteosat_4.html" (en)