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METEOSAT 11 (MSG 4), 40732

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 11 (MSG 4), 40732 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (DE) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Jul 2015 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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

40732, 2015-034A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / EUME

Related business

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

MSG, S400 X2

Mass

2,043 kg wet, 1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-07-15 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

9.802 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 METEOSAT 11 (MSG 4)
1 40732U 15034A   25260.94150961  .00000043  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 40732   2.5160  72.2151 0000564 127.2514 145.8347  1.00274191  4480

Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:35:46.43Z)

Latitude

-2.51548°

Longitude

9.25183°

Altitude

35,787.759 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 01m 13s

True Declination

-2° 30' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:25:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.366 km

Perigee altitude

35,784.61 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.125 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

2.516°

RAAN

72.2151°

Arg. of periapsis

127.2514°

True anomaly

145.83833°

Mean anomaly

145.8347°

Eccentric anomaly

145.83651°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.12 mins

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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2015 (2015-07-15 UTC)

STARONE C4, 40733

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40734

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40735

MSG 4 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40989

MSG 4 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40990

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METEOSAT 11 (MSG 4), 40732

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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