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EUTE 21A (EUTE W3), 25673

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EUTE 21A (EUTE W3), 25673 is a payload satellite owned by Eutelsat (FR) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 12 Apr 1999 UTC via an ATLAS IIAS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

25673, 1999-018A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

Eutelsat Communications (Unknown / EUTE)

Manufacturer

Alcatel/Cannes

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 3000B2, S400

Mass

3,177 kg wet, 1,380 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-04-12 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS IIAS

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

32.393 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 EUTE 21A (EUTE W3)
1 25673U 99018A   25196.21691587  .00000026  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 25673   9.7970  53.8289 0007495 102.0750 283.1785  0.98428304 38241

Epoch: 2025-07-15T05:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T05:12:21.531Z)

Latitude

4.15329°

Longitude

67.26888°

Altitude

36,303.109 km

Speed

3.056 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 14m 41s

True Declination

4° 08' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-9.80827°

Longitude

-50.70973°

Altitude

36,343.752 km

Speed

3.053 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 27m 39s

Apparent Declination

-13° 35' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:09:47

Azimuth

22.318° NNE

Elevation

-62.097°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,344.449 km

Perigee altitude

36,280.455 km

Semi-major axis

42,690.589 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

9.797°

RAAN

53.8289°

Arg. of periapsis

102.075°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

283.1785°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24606 °/min

Orbital period

1,463.04 mins

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