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EUTE 172B, 42741

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EUTE 172B, 42741 is a payload satellite owned by EutelsatSA (FR) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Jun 2017 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

42741, 2017-029B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Eutelsat Communications (Unknown / EUTE)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

EUROSTAR 3000E, EOR

Mass

3,551 kg wet, 2,951 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-06-01 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 39.3 m

Radar Cross Section

49.877 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 EUTE 172B
1 42741U 17029B   25189.52405830  .00000010  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 42741   0.0158  50.5408 0000380  54.0975 182.7445  1.00271029 30283

Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T12:34:38.637Z)

Latitude

-0.03584°

Longitude

172.00544°

Altitude

35,787.911 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 09m 32s

True Declination

0° 02' 09"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.01059°

Longitude

89.58045°

Altitude

35,786.548 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 13m 09s

Apparent Declination

-5° 32' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:11:19

Azimuth

265.45° W

Elevation

-3.207°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.48 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.275 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.014 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

0.0158°

RAAN

50.5408°

Arg. of periapsis

54.0975°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

182.7445°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 2017 (2017-06-01 UTC)

VIASAT 2, 42740

ARIANE 5 R/B, 42742

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 42743

EUTE 172B Visibility

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EUTE 172B is likely not visible in the next few days

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