CAT 3, 12546
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CAT 3, 12546 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in HEO 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 | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | AERIT/CNEST |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CAT, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 266 kg wet, 266 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.319 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 CAT 3
1 12546U 81057C 25091.26275828 .00001183 00000-0 46740-3 0 9993
2 12546 10.1341 247.7259 5675967 11.3440 357.3488 4.48370780395189Epoch: 2025-04-01T06:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T06:18:22.315Z)
| Latitude | 0.00008° |
| Longitude | -36.75495° |
| Altitude | 390.933 km |
| Speed | 9.597 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 30m 49s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -4.4352° |
| Longitude | 168.1405° |
| Altitude | 17,152.962 km |
| Speed | 2.868 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 52m 16s |
| Apparent Declination | -17° 20' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 07:21:13 |
| Azimuth | 204.423° SW |
| Elevation | 29.104° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 17,982.035 km |
| Perigee altitude | 341.333 km |
| Semi-major axis | 15,539.821 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.5675967 |
| Inclination | 10.1341° |
| RAAN | 247.7259° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 11.344° |
| True anomaly | 348.38372° |
| Mean anomaly | 357.3488° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 353.88392° |
| Mean motion | 1.1204 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0004674 |
| Orbital period | 321.31 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1981 (1981-06-19 UTC)
| METEOSAT 2, 12544 |
| APPLE, 12545 |
| ARIANE 1 R/B, 12562 (Decayed) |
| ARIANE 1 DEB, 14125 (Decayed) |
| METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1), 20837 |
| ARIANE 1 DEB, 48343 |
CAT 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 86 mins | 2025-04-02 01:39:03.300Z | 204.409° SW | 2025-04-02 01:39:03.300Z | 204.409° SW | 25.921° | 2025-04-02 03:05:03.300Z | 161.188° S |
| 227 mins | 2025-04-02 20:17:03.300Z | 235.12° WSW | 2025-04-02 21:03:03.300Z | 179.223° S | 32.24° | 2025-04-03 00:04:03.300Z | 136.742° SSE |
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