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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

17 hours ago

Origin

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (Unknown / EUME)

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 17 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

-9.02575°

Longitude

-22.54186°

Altitude

36,121.3 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 43m 05s

Apparent Declination

-12° 55' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:01:45

Azimuth

338.498° N

Elevation

-61.511°

Doppler factor

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

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1993 (1993-11-20 UTC)

SOLIDARIDAD 1, 22911

ARIANE 44LP+ R/B, 22913

ARIANE 44LP+ DEB (SPELDA, 22914 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 6 AKM, 23118

METEOSAT 6 Visibility

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