MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 UTC launched from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

40871, 2012-035E

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / EUME

Related business

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE)

Manufacturer

SENER

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MSG COVER, Unknown motor

Mass

~0 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-07-05 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.552 m²

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER)
1 40871U 12035E   26061.73011460  .00000067  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 40871   9.4691  58.8790 0032216 295.5330  65.1415  1.01520197  5923

Epoch: 2026-03-02T17:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T17:31:21.901Z)

Latitude

0.14662°

Longitude

-3.46229°

Altitude

35,383.539 km

Speed

3.092 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 59m 35s

True Declination

0° 08' 47"

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

12:03:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,575.973 km

Perigee altitude

35,306.522 km

Semi-major axis

41,819.384 km

Eccentricity

0.00322

Inclination

9.4691°

RAAN

58.879°

Arg. of periapsis

295.533°

True anomaly

65.47703°

Mean anomaly

65.1415°

Eccentric anomaly

65.30921°

Mean motion

0.25379 °/min

Orbital period

1,418.49 mins

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

METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3), 38552

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

ECHOSTAR 17, 38551

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

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MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T17:31:21.901Z)

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