HIPPARCOS, 20169
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HIPPARCOS, 20169 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 08 Aug 1989 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
MMS/Toulouse
Mission
Non-operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
HIPPARCOS, MAGE 2
Mass
1,130 kg wet, 579 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 1 Dome + 3 Pan, 2.8 m
Radar Cross Section
11.627 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 HIPPARCOS
1 20169U 89062B 26147.21409008 -.00000053 00000-0 38595-3 0 9999
2 20169 7.2460 329.4671 7193469 325.3836 3.9571 2.26413362268886Epoch: 2026-05-27T05:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-27T05:08:17.382Z)
Latitude
0.00045°
Longitude
7.46285°
Altitude
1,056.715 km
Speed
9.536 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 57m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 02"
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
02:30:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,751.76 km
Perigee altitude
498.827 km
Semi-major axis
24,503.43 km
Eccentricity
0.71935
Inclination
7.246°
RAAN
329.4671°
Arg. of periapsis
325.3836°
True anomaly
33.25948°
Mean anomaly
3.9571°
Eccentric anomaly
13.76146°
Mean motion
0.56585 °/min
Orbital period
636.21 mins
BSTAR
0.00038595
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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 1989 (1989-08-08 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.HIPPARCOS 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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| 508 mins | 2026-05-27 17:09:39.378Z | 125.935° SE | 2026-05-27 22:22:39.378Z | 161.768° S | 35.227° | 2026-05-28 01:37:39.378Z | 143.198° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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