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EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1), 26487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1), 26487 is a payload satellite owned by Eutelsat (FR) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 06 Sep 2000 UTC via an ARIANE 44P launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1) details

Identifier	26487, 2000-052A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	Eutelsat (FR / EUTE)
Manufacturer	Astrium/Toulouse
Mission	Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	EUROSTAR 2000+, R-4D-11-300
Mass	3,250 kg wet, 1,430 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2000-09-06 (24 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 44P
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section	35.202 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1)
1 26487U 00052A   24361.15421782 -.00000008  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 26487  10.1941  50.7095 0012793 254.6678 114.9022  0.98178930 87909

Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:42:04.419Z)

Latitude	1.72162°
Longitude	-90.39959°
Altitude	36,406.377 km
Speed	3.052 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 01m 01s
True Declination	1° 43' 12"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	5.23066°
Longitude	49.48427°
Altitude	36,397.202 km
Speed	3.052 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 26m 44s
Apparent Declination	0° 15' 55"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	12:32:27
Azimuth	159.487° S
Elevation	47.952°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,439.41 km
Perigee altitude	36,329.997 km
Semi-major axis	42,762.841 km
Eccentricity	0.0012793
Inclination	10.1941°
RAAN	50.7095°
Arg. of periapsis	254.6678°
True anomaly	115.03508°
Mean anomaly	114.9022°
Eccentric anomaly	114.96865°
Mean motion	0.24544 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1466.76 mins