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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Edit Public Description
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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 METEOSAT 5 AKM
1 21904U 91015E 25348.74696532 -.00000208 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 21904 12.4248 339.5553 0159243 233.3433 125.1586 1.00166720114521Epoch: 2025-12-14T17:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T17:55:37.803Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-13.0366°
Altitude
36,207.069 km
Speed
3.045 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 38m 06s
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
13:22:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,489.001 km
Perigee altitude
35,145.143 km
Semi-major axis
42,195.209 km
Eccentricity
0.01592
Inclination
12.4248°
RAAN
339.5553°
Arg. of periapsis
233.3433°
True anomaly
126.6334°
Mean anomaly
125.1586°
Eccentric anomaly
125.8977°
Mean motion
0.25041 °/min
Orbital period
1,437.65 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
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21904 neighbors
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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