MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872 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

40872, 2012-035F

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 months ago

Origin

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE / EUME)

Manufacturer

SENER

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MSG COVER, Unknown motor

Mass

~0 kg wet, ~4 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

Box, 1.25 m

Radar Cross Section

0.435 m²

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TLE from 2 months ago

0 MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER)
1 40872U 12035F   25080.28592477 -.00000028  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 40872   8.5285  62.2472 0095423 218.0063 141.3864  1.02741301 43112

Epoch: 2025-03-21T06:51Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-21T06:51:43.9Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

140.33384°

Altitude

35,417.016 km

Speed

3.077 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 09m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-7.59886°

Longitude

78.1408°

Altitude

35,030.218 km

Speed

3.106 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 37m 31s

Apparent Declination

-14° 02' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:25:19

Azimuth

237.128° WSW

Elevation

14.489°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,505.141 km

Perigee altitude

34,713.371 km

Semi-major axis

41,487.393 km

Eccentricity

0.0095423

Inclination

8.5285°

RAAN

62.2472°

Arg. of periapsis

218.0063°

True anomaly

142.06248°

Mean anomaly

141.3864°

Eccentric anomaly

141.72507°

Mean motion

0.25684 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1401.63 mins

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

ECHOSTAR 17, 38551

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-05-07 19:22:14.842Z	237.115° WSW	2025-05-08 06:01:14.842Z	248.285° W	25.342°	2025-05-08 19:22:14.842Z	229.921° WSW

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