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METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3), 38552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3), 38552 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (DE) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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

38552, 2012-035B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE / EUME)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

MSG, S400 X2

Mass

2,035 kg wet, 1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-07-05 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.2 m

Radar Cross Section

10.053 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3)
1 38552U 12035B   25126.88308668 -.00000008  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 38552   3.7135  62.0639 0000666 340.2856 140.6975  1.00268364 46783

Epoch: 2025-05-06T21:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T21:11:38.689Z)

Latitude

3.1674°

Longitude

0.22437°

Altitude

35,788.883 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 12m 26s

True Declination

3° 09' 51"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

3.26537°

Longitude

-2.83044°

Altitude

35,788.727 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 25m 04s

Apparent Declination

-2° 11' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:58:55

Azimuth

77.501° E

Elevation

-17.814°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,791.426 km

Perigee altitude

35,785.809 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.755 km

Eccentricity

0.0000666

Inclination

3.7135°

RAAN

62.0639°

Arg. of periapsis

340.2856°

True anomaly

140.70233°

Mean anomaly

140.6975°

Eccentric anomaly

140.69992°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.2 mins

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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2012 (2012-07-05 UTC)

ECHOSTAR 17, 38551

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3) Visibility forecast

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