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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TLE from 1 day ago
0 METEOSAT 3
1 19215U 88051A 25244.89219684 -.00000065 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 19215 14.5643 343.8954 0002166 264.0165 108.0520 0.96946902120619Epoch: 2025-09-01T21:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-01T21:24:45.806Z)
Latitude
3.00864°
Longitude
53.10979°
Altitude
36,747.323 km
Speed
3.04 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 42m 22s
True Declination
3° 00' 20"
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
22:57:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,755.511 km
Perigee altitude
36,736.829 km
Semi-major axis
43,124.307 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
14.5643°
RAAN
343.8954°
Arg. of periapsis
264.0165°
True anomaly
108.0756°
Mean anomaly
108.052°
Eccentric anomaly
108.0638°
Mean motion
0.24236 °/min
Orbital period
1,485.4 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1988 (1988-06-15 UTC)
METEOSAT 3 Visibility
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