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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

Country

FR / EUTE

Related business

Eutelsat Communications (FR)

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 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44P

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 15.9 m

Radar Cross Section

35.202 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1)
1 26487U 00052A   26226.44490222 -.00000066  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 26487  11.4572  45.5049 0006844 284.0722 252.2658  0.98179255 93753

Epoch: 2026-08-14T10:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-14T10:40:39.551Z)

Latitude

0.76131°

Longitude

98.81665°

Altitude

36,391.996 km

Speed

3.053 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 47m 24s

True Declination

0° 45' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:40:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,413.864 km

Perigee altitude

36,355.33 km

Semi-major axis

42,762.734 km

Eccentricity

0.00068

Inclination

11.4572°

RAAN

45.5049°

Arg. of periapsis

284.0722°

True anomaly

252.19112°

Mean anomaly

252.2658°

Eccentric anomaly

252.22846°

Mean motion

0.24544 °/min

Orbital period

1,466.75 mins

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EUROBIRD 4A(EUTELSAT W1), 26487

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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