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EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1), 26487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1), 26487 is a payload satellite owned by Eutelsat (FR) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 06 Sep 2000 UTC via an ARIANE 44P 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

26487, 2000-052A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / EUTE

Related business

Eutelsat Communications (FR)

Manufacturer

Astrium/Toulouse

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

EUROSTAR 2000+, R-4D-11-300

Mass

3,250 kg wet, 1,430 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-06 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44P

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 15.8 m

Radar Cross Section

35.202 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1)
1 26487U 00052A   25320.01956838 -.00000183  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 26487  10.8870  47.9455 0011394 251.2788 106.1671  0.98181724 91088

Epoch: 2025-11-16T00:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-16T00:28:10.708Z)

Latitude

-0.44451°

Longitude

-16.84403°

Altitude

36,396.174 km

Speed

3.052 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 02m 09s

True Declination

0° 26' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:38:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,432.609 km

Perigee altitude

36,335.163 km

Semi-major axis

42,762.023 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

10.887°

RAAN

47.9455°

Arg. of periapsis

251.2788°

True anomaly

106.29245°

Mean anomaly

106.1671°

Eccentric anomaly

106.22978°

Mean motion

0.24545 °/min

Orbital period

1,466.72 mins

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EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
466 mins	2025-11-18 04:10:30.320Z	96.727° ESE	2025-11-18 07:48:30.320Z	93.871° ESE	13.001°	2025-11-18 11:56:30.320Z	99.475° ESE

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EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1), 26487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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