METEOSAT 3, 19215
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METEOSAT 3, 19215 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (ESA) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Jun 1988 UTC via an ARIANE 44LP 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 Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
METEOSAT, MAGE 1
Mass
~683 kg wet, ~282 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + Cyl + 1 Ant, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
4.680 m², Large (>1 m²)
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0 METEOSAT 3
1 19215U 88051A 26171.21101406 -.00000184 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 19215 14.3487 341.9252 0002587 344.8590 183.7020 0.96948880123434Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:03:51.614Z)
Latitude
2.81749°
Longitude
166.45269°
Altitude
36,754.988 km
Speed
3.04 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 03m 23s
True Declination
2° 48' 53"
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
00:51:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,756.742 km
Perigee altitude
36,734.43 km
Semi-major axis
43,123.723 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
14.3487°
RAAN
341.9252°
Arg. of periapsis
344.859°
True anomaly
183.70009°
Mean anomaly
183.702°
Eccentric anomaly
183.70104°
Mean motion
0.24236 °/min
Orbital period
1,485.37 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1988 (1988-06-15 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 3 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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