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
Orbit
Country
FR / 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, 15.9 m
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 26301.31761578 -.00000003 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 26487 11.6154 44.8133 0010098 263.2693 97.8092 0.98178932 94497Epoch: 2026-10-28T07:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-28T07:37:22.003Z)
Latitude
0.25031°
Longitude
-105.06325°
Altitude
36,389.042 km
Speed
3.053 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 03m 47s
True Declination
0° 15' 00"
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
04:28:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,427.871 km
Perigee altitude
36,341.507 km
Semi-major axis
42,762.826 km
Eccentricity
0.00101
Inclination
11.6154°
RAAN
44.8133°
Arg. of periapsis
263.2693°
True anomaly
97.92382°
Mean anomaly
97.8092°
Eccentric anomaly
97.86651°
Mean motion
0.24544 °/min
Orbital period
1,466.76 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2000 (2000-09-06 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-10-29 08:58:22.681Z | 193.415° SSW | 2026-10-29 14:06:22.681Z | 199.38° SSW | 55.652° | 2026-10-30 08:58:22.681Z | 204.25° SW |
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