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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

15 hours ago

Origin

Eutelsat Communications (Unknown / 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 15 hours ago

0 EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1)
1 26487U 00052A   25199.35808572 -.00000200  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 26487  10.6288  48.9949 0006475 283.9254 264.1188  0.98182195 89901

Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:35:38.606Z)

Latitude

-1.46386°

Longitude

171.51433°

Altitude

36,385.226 km

Speed

3.053 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 47m 20s

True Declination

-1° 27' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.12859°

Longitude

25.36503°

Altitude

36,394.863 km

Speed

3.052 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 36m 19s

Apparent Declination

1° 39' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:55:20

Azimuth

274.326° WNW

Elevation

-2.579°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,411.44 km

Perigee altitude

36,356.063 km

Semi-major axis

42,761.888 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

10.6288°

RAAN

48.9949°

Arg. of periapsis

283.9254°

True anomaly

264.045°

Mean anomaly

264.1188°

Eccentric anomaly

264.0819°

Mean motion

0.24545 °/min

Orbital period

1,466.71 mins

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ARIANE 44P R/B, 26488

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