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
Orbit
Country
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
Ae/Cannes
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
METEOSAT, MAGE 1
Mass
324 kg wet, 282 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 METEOSAT 2
1 12544U 81057A 26154.84381439 -.00000200 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 12544 10.2942 319.4586 0029120 18.0062 176.9731 0.98725786123713Epoch: 2026-06-03T20:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T20:15:05.563Z)
Latitude
-2.65683°
Longitude
-41.86562°
Altitude
36,348.83 km
Speed
3.05 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 16m 49s
True Declination
-2° 39' 15"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:13:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,350.716 km
Perigee altitude
36,102.586 km
Semi-major axis
42,604.788 km
Eccentricity
0.00291
Inclination
10.2942°
RAAN
319.4586°
Arg. of periapsis
18.0062°
True anomaly
176.99066°
Mean anomaly
176.9731°
Eccentric anomaly
176.98188°
Mean motion
0.24681 °/min
Orbital period
1,458.64 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1981 (1981-06-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 1032 mins | 2026-06-04 06:23:27.679Z | 111.495° ESE | 2026-06-04 13:27:27.679Z | 101.964° ESE | 20.242° | 2026-06-04 23:35:27.679Z | 119.607° SE |
| 169 mins | 2026-06-05 03:34:27.679Z | 119.904° SE | 2026-06-05 06:23:27.679Z | 116.316° SE | 14.371° | 2026-06-05 06:23:27.679Z | 116.316° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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