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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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

European Space Agency (ESA)

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, 3.415 m

Radar Cross Section

4.680 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 METEOSAT 2
1 12544U 81057A   25193.69833935 -.00000215  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 12544  10.8450 321.5126 0027160  10.0787 186.2144  0.98726439120495

Epoch: 2025-07-12T16:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T16:45:36.519Z)

Latitude

-3.00691°

Longitude

-24.75445°

Altitude

36,340.476 km

Speed

3.051 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 29m 55s

True Declination

-3° 00' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.31067°

Longitude

-33.79734°

Altitude

36,340.912 km

Speed

3.051 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 19m 48s

Apparent Declination

-6° 53' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:53:26

Azimuth

100.684° ESE

Elevation

1.965°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,342.172 km

Perigee altitude

36,110.744 km

Semi-major axis

42,604.595 km

Eccentricity

0.00272

Inclination

10.845°

RAAN

321.5126°

Arg. of periapsis

10.0787°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

186.2144°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24681 °/min

Orbital period

1,458.63 mins

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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

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.
422 mins	2025-07-14 06:50:42.110Z	96.574° ESE	2025-07-14 10:09:42.110Z	93.486° ESE	12.485°	2025-07-14 13:52:42.110Z	97.556° ESE

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