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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

Country

ESA

Related business

European Space Agency (FR)

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, 1.7 m

Radar Cross Section

4.680 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 METEOSAT 2
1 12544U 81057A   25261.04697873 -.00000231  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 12544  10.7338 321.0620 0026915   7.5027   5.8868  0.98725808121161

Epoch: 2025-09-18T01:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T01:07:38.962Z)

Latitude

2.47631°

Longitude

-39.85215°

Altitude

36,110.326 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 17m 05s

True Declination

2° 28' 26"

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

12:52:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,341.311 km

Perigee altitude

36,111.97 km

Semi-major axis

42,604.777 km

Eccentricity

0.00269

Inclination

10.7338°

RAAN

321.062°

Arg. of periapsis

7.5027°

True anomaly

5.91854°

Mean anomaly

5.8868°

Eccentric anomaly

5.90266°

Mean motion

0.24681 °/min

Orbital period

1,458.64 mins

BSTAR

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1981 (1981-06-19 UTC)

APPLE, 12545

CAT 3, 12546

ARIANE 1 R/B, 12562 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 14125 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1), 20837

ARIANE 1 DEB, 48343

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METEOSAT 2 Visibility forecast

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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.
1104 mins	2025-09-18 22:42:55.905Z	113.496° SE	2025-09-19 06:34:55.905Z	102.233° ESE	21.02°	2025-09-19 17:06:55.905Z	120.938° SE

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METEOSAT 2, 12544

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T01:07:38.962Z)

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