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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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Eutelsat Communications (FR / EUTE)

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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

35.202 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1)
1 26487U 00052A   25126.02197586 -.00000173  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 26487  10.4762  49.6160 0010629 291.0015 255.4188  0.98181679 89189

Epoch: 2025-05-06T00:31Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T00:31:38.714Z)

Latitude

-1.16046°

Longitude

3.79247°

Altitude

36,394.191 km

Speed

3.052 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 43m 19s

True Declination

-1° 09' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-9.66483°

Longitude

64.51218°

Altitude

36,351.564 km

Speed

3.055 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 11m 51s

Apparent Declination

-14° 34' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:07:14

Azimuth

91.247° ESE

Elevation

-21.59°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,429.355 km

Perigee altitude

36,338.451 km

Semi-major axis

42,762.04 km

Eccentricity

0.0010629

Inclination

10.4762°

RAAN

49.616°

Arg. of periapsis

291.0015°

True anomaly

255.30096°

Mean anomaly

255.4188°

Eccentric anomaly

255.35988°

Mean motion

0.24545 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1466.72 mins

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ARIANE 44P R/B, 26488

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