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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
Unknown / EUTERelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
35.202 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1)
1 26487U 00052A 25249.19489332 -.00000208 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 26487 10.7347 48.5527 0006788 256.2526 267.2963 0.98182165 90395Epoch: 2025-09-06T04:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-06T04:40:38.782Z)
Latitude
3.05964°
Longitude
156.58766°
Altitude
36,383.518 km
Speed
3.053 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 09m 07s
True Declination
3° 03' 24"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:34:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,412.786 km
Perigee altitude
36,354.732 km
Semi-major axis
42,761.896 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
10.7347°
RAAN
48.5527°
Arg. of periapsis
256.2526°
True anomaly
267.2186°
Mean anomaly
267.2963°
Eccentric anomaly
267.25745°
Mean motion
0.24545 °/min
Orbital period
1,466.71 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2000 (2000-09-06 UTC)
EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1) Visibility
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