MSG 4 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40990

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MSG 4 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40990 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Wed, 15 Jul 2015 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

40990, 2015-034F

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

6 days ago

Origin

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (Unknown / EUME)

Manufacturer

SENER

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MSG COVER, Unknown motor

Mass

~0 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-07-15 (10 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 6 days ago

0 MSG 4 DEB (BAFFLE COVER)
1 40990U 15034F   25181.05371371 -.00000013  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40990   6.1370  84.5691 0090327 181.4472 178.3686  1.02654364 37282

Epoch: 2025-06-30T01:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T01:17:20.864Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

146.72715°

Altitude

35,507.256 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 37m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.41803°

Longitude

-46.6485°

Altitude

34,767.243 km

Speed

3.126 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 20m 28s

Apparent Declination

-4° 32' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:21:44

Azimuth

246.452° WSW

Elevation

19.14°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,507.647 km

Perigee altitude

34,757.737 km

Semi-major axis

41,510.829 km

Eccentricity

0.00903

Inclination

6.137°

RAAN

84.5691°

Arg. of periapsis

181.4472°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

178.3686°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25663 °/min

Orbital period

1,402.82 mins

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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2015 (2015-07-15 UTC)

METEOSAT 11 (MSG 4), 40732

STARONE C4, 40733

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40734

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40735

MSG 4 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40989

MSG 4 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	2025-07-06 08:23:54.864Z	246.437° WSW	2025-07-07 03:55:54.864Z	244.889° WSW	24.616°	2025-07-07 08:23:54.864Z	238.235° WSW

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