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EUTE 172B, 42741

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EUTE 172B, 42741 is a payload satellite owned by EutelsatSA (FR) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Jun 2017 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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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EUTE 172B details

Identifier	42741, 2017-029B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	6 hours ago
Origin	EutelsatSA (FR / EUTE)
Manufacturer	Airbus/Toulouse
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	EUROSTAR 3000E, EOR
Mass	3,551 kg wet, 2,951 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2017-06-01 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 39.3 m
Radar Cross Section	49.877 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 EUTE 172B
1 42741U 17029B   24361.29479963  .00000022  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 42741   0.0159  24.7659 0000244  69.7909 278.8362  1.00270770 28334

Epoch: 2024-12-26T07:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T07:04:30.688Z)

Latitude	-0.00007°
Longitude	171.97847°
Altitude	35,786.21 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 53m 31s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.03632°
Longitude	-100.72611°
Altitude	35,785.326 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	06h 16m 01s
Apparent Declination	-5° 31' 15"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	12:14:19
Azimuth	265.488° W
Elevation	-3.213°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,788.979 km
Perigee altitude	35,786.921 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.087 km
Eccentricity	0.0000244
Inclination	0.0159°
RAAN	24.7659°
Arg. of periapsis	69.7909°
True anomaly	278.83344°
Mean anomaly	278.8362°
Eccentric anomaly	278.83482°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins