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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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EUTE 172B details

Identifier	42741, 2017-029B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	6 hours ago
Origin	EutelsatSA (FR / 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 6 hours ago

0 EUTE 172B
1 42741U 17029B   24340.12428463  .00000015  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 42741   0.0166 276.6759 0000274 188.2465 186.2544  1.00270817 28109

Epoch: 2024-12-05T02:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-05T02:58:58.192Z)

Latitude	-0.00569°
Longitude	172.00069°
Altitude	35,787.508 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	19h 24m 36s
True Declination	0° 00' 20"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02732°
Longitude	-94.26589°
Altitude	35,786.136 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	01h 12m 51s
Apparent Declination	-5° 31' 47"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:11:04
Azimuth	265.47° W
Elevation	-3.205°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,789.092 km
Perigee altitude	35,786.781 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.074 km
Eccentricity	0.0000274
Inclination	0.0166°
RAAN	276.6759°
Arg. of periapsis	188.2465°
True anomaly	186.25406°
Mean anomaly	186.2544°
Eccentric anomaly	186.25423°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins