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METEOSAT 2, 12544

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 2, 12544 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Jun 1981 UTC via an ARIANE 1 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier	12544, 1981-057A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	17 hours ago
Origin	ESA (ESA)
Manufacturer	Ae/Cannes
Mission	Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor	METEOSAT, MAGE 1
Mass	324 kg wet, 282 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1981-06-19 (44 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 1
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.415 m
Radar Cross Section	4.680 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 METEOSAT 2
1 12544U 81057A   25091.37544935 -.00000175  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 12544  11.0199 322.1969 0029546   8.1375 180.4230  0.98726532119484

Epoch: 2025-04-01T09:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T09:00:38.823Z)

Latitude	-1.64854°
Longitude	-174.50284°
Altitude	36,351.126 km
Speed	3.05 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 02m 32s
True Declination	-1° 38' 49"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	10.66855°
Longitude	72.35141°
Altitude	36,174.977 km
Speed	3.062 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	02h 03m 29s
Apparent Declination	5° 20' 17"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:22:07
Azimuth	267.466° W
Elevation	11.35°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,352.309 km
Perigee altitude	36,100.55 km
Semi-major axis	42,604.566 km
Eccentricity	0.0029546
Inclination	11.0199°
RAAN	322.1969°
Arg. of periapsis	8.1375°
True anomaly	180.42051°
Mean anomaly	180.423°
Eccentric anomaly	180.42175°
Mean motion	0.24681 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1458.62 mins