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EUTE 21B, 38992

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EUTE 21B, 38992 is a payload satellite owned by EutelsatSA (FR) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 10 Nov 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

38992, 2012-062B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / EUTE

Related business

Eutelsat Communications (FR)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 4000C3, S400

Mass

5,012 kg wet, 2,060 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-11-10 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 18.5 m

Radar Cross Section

34.184 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 EUTE 21B
1 38992U 12062B   25290.84447691  .00000122  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 38992   0.0853  33.8981 0002836 183.6701 134.6440  1.00274302 47390

Epoch: 2025-10-17T20:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-17T20:16:02.805Z)

Latitude

-0.04115°

Longitude

21.62081°

Altitude

35,793.843 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 28m 51s

True Declination

0° 02' 28"

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

20:50:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,798.918 km

Perigee altitude

35,775.002 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.097 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

0.0853°

RAAN

33.8981°

Arg. of periapsis

183.6701°

True anomaly

134.66712°

Mean anomaly

134.644°

Eccentric anomaly

134.65556°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2012 (2012-11-10 UTC)

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38993

STARONE C3, 38991

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38994 (Decayed)

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EUTE 21B, 38992

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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