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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1)
1 20837U 81057F   25193.46215293 -.00000207  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 20837   8.3507 301.1995 0076871 200.2238 258.4972  0.99364849116028

Epoch: 2025-07-12T11:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T11:05:30.013Z)

Latitude

8.28748°

Longitude

-57.84726°

Altitude

36,107.759 km

Speed

3.061 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 36m 30s

True Declination

8° 16' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.48891°

Longitude

14.1749°

Altitude

35,758.916 km

Speed

3.086 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 44m 40s

Apparent Declination

-4° 23' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:29:27

Azimuth

122.62° SE

Elevation

27.033°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,369.907 km

Perigee altitude

35,717.704 km

Semi-major axis

42,421.942 km

Eccentricity

0.00769

Inclination

8.3507°

RAAN

301.1995°

Arg. of periapsis

200.2238°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

258.4972°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.2484 °/min

Orbital period

1,449.26 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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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.
1440 mins	2025-07-13 16:02:46.946Z	122.634° SE	2025-07-14 10:58:46.946Z	119.803° SE	29.762°	2025-07-14 16:02:46.946Z	125.501° SE

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