METEOSAT 5 AKM, 21904
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METEOSAT 5 AKM, 21904 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sat, 02 Mar 1991 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
Orbit
Country
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
SEP
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
MAGE, Unknown motor
Mass
358 kg wet, 70 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + Cone, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.910 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 METEOSAT 5 AKM
1 21904U 91015E 26297.30467821 .00000058 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 21904 12.1516 337.5382 0160141 240.7161 117.6385 1.00155131117668Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:18:44.197Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-164.91765°
Altitude
36,143.414 km
Speed
3.05 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 29m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
08:43:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,496.1 km
Perigee altitude
35,144.559 km
Semi-major axis
42,198.467 km
Eccentricity
0.01601
Inclination
12.1516°
RAAN
337.5382°
Arg. of periapsis
240.7161°
True anomaly
119.24901°
Mean anomaly
117.6385°
Eccentric anomaly
118.44527°
Mean motion
0.25038 °/min
Orbital period
1,437.82 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1991 (1991-03-02 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 5 AKM 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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| 400 mins | 2026-10-24 13:32:00.925Z | 261.57° W | 2026-10-24 13:32:00.925Z | 261.57° W | 20.809° | 2026-10-24 20:12:00.925Z | 250.411° W |
| 500 mins | 2026-10-25 05:12:00.925Z | 244.547° WSW | 2026-10-25 13:17:00.925Z | 261.844° W | 20.489° | 2026-10-25 13:32:00.925Z | 261.865° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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