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

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE / EUME)

Manufacturer

SENER

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MSG COVER, Unknown motor

Mass

~0 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-07-05 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.55 m

Radar Cross Section

1.065 m²

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER)
1 40871U 12035E   25126.75727113 -.00000299  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 40871   8.7720  62.2502 0029408 298.9195 222.2926  1.01525006  2871

Epoch: 2025-05-06T18:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T18:10:28.225Z)

Latitude

2.83345°

Longitude

85.9859°

Altitude

35,529.6 km

Speed

3.081 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 53m 49s

True Declination

2° 49' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-5.119°

Longitude

-110.80988°

Altitude

35,327.598 km

Speed

3.096 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 40m 56s

Apparent Declination

-9° 32' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:52:17

Azimuth

337.08° NNW

Elevation

-57.757°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,562.911 km

Perigee altitude

35,316.954 km

Semi-major axis

41,818.07 km

Eccentricity

0.0029408

Inclination

8.772°

RAAN

62.2502°

Arg. of periapsis

298.9195°

True anomaly

222.06645°

Mean anomaly

222.2926°

Eccentric anomaly

222.17946°

Mean motion

0.2538 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1418.42 mins

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

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER) Visibility forecast

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