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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
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
1
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
BSTAR
0
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