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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) that was launched on Mon, 12 Apr 1999 UTC via an ATLAS IIAS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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EUTE 21A (EUTE W3) details

Identifier	25673, 1999-018A
Orbit	Active
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	Eutelsat (FR / 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 1 day ago

0 EUTE 21A (EUTE W3)
1 25673U 99018A   24347.81835821  .00000001  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 25673   9.3152  55.7063 0005189 112.0908 258.2002  0.98428916 93373

Epoch: 2024-12-12T19:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T19:38:26.149Z)

Latitude	1.66963°
Longitude	49.19861°
Altitude	36,315.104 km
Speed	3.055 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 23m 12s
True Declination	1° 40' 05"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	4.51584°
Longitude	67.67587°
Altitude	36,307.573 km
Speed	3.056 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	05h 50m 11s
Apparent Declination	0° 52' 28"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	19:48:56
Azimuth	42.228° NE
Elevation	-42.532°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,334.431 km
Perigee altitude	36,290.127 km
Semi-major axis	42,690.416 km
Eccentricity	0.0005189
Inclination	9.3152°
RAAN	55.7063°
Arg. of periapsis	112.0908°
True anomaly	258.142°
Mean anomaly	258.2002°
Eccentric anomaly	258.1711°
Mean motion	0.24606 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1463.04 mins