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METEOSAT 6, 22912

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 6, 22912 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (DE) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 20 Nov 1993 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
22912, 1993-073B
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Ae/Cannes
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
METEOSAT, MAGE 1
Mass
318 kg wet, 278 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1993-11-20 (32 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 44LP
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.415 m
Radar Cross Section
4.680 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 METEOSAT 6
1 22912U 93073B   25182.90090257 -.00000043  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 22912  14.3967   3.8056 0007654 211.5489 119.6787  0.98981567113548
Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:37:17.982Z)
Latitude
-6.86822°
Longitude
91.36223°
Altitude
36,168.967 km
Speed
3.06 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 23m 30s
True Declination
-6° 51' 41"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-12.22921°
Longitude
61.82463°
Altitude
36,154.298 km
Speed
3.061 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 20m 13s
Apparent Declination
-15° 44' 37"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:36:23
Azimuth
335.325° NNW
Elevation
-64.008°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,185.732 km
Perigee altitude
36,120.625 km
Semi-major axis
42,531.316 km
Eccentricity
0.00077
Inclination
14.3967°
RAAN
3.8056°
Arg. of periapsis
211.5489°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
119.6787°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.24745 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.86 mins
BSTAR
0
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