METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1), 20837

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1), 20837 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Fri, 19 Jun 1981 UTC launched from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

20837, 1981-057F

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

European Space Agency (ESA)

Manufacturer

SEP

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MAGE, Unknown motor

Mass

359 kg wet, 70 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-06-19 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone, 1.12 m

Radar Cross Section

0.910 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1)
1 20837U 81057F   25128.84124574 -.00000296  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 20837   8.4986 301.7640 0075238 197.4061 184.5445  0.99369179115372

Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:11:23.631Z)

Latitude

3.18145°

Longitude

153.6702°

Altitude

36,357.374 km

Speed

3.043 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 33m 41s

True Declination

3° 10' 42"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-7.79399°

Longitude

65.79203°

Altitude

36,073.71 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 16m 50s

Apparent Declination

-12° 45' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:31:23

Azimuth

271.895° WNW

Elevation

-22.382°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,361.737 km

Perigee altitude

35,723.407 km

Semi-major axis

42,420.709 km

Eccentricity

0.0075238

Inclination

8.4986°

RAAN

301.764°

Arg. of periapsis

197.4061°

True anomaly

184.47682°

Mean anomaly

184.5445°

Eccentric anomaly

184.5106°

Mean motion

0.24841 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1449.19 mins

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1981 (1981-06-19 UTC)

METEOSAT 2, 12544

APPLE, 12545

CAT 3, 12546

ARIANE 1 R/B, 12562 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 14125 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 48343

METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1) Visibility forecast

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