METOP-C, 43689
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METOP-C, 43689 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (DE) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 07 Nov 2018 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-B 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
Orbit
Country
DE / EUMERelated business
Manufacturer
ADS/Bremen
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
METOP, AOCS
Mass
4,086 kg wet, 3,769 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
37.492 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 METOP-C
1 43689U 18087A 26171.44664144 .00000064 00000-0 49212-4 0 9996
2 43689 98.6643 230.9907 0001880 125.1991 234.9363 14.21512882395295Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:43:09.820Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
161.53864°
Altitude
823.937 km
Speed
7.441 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 23m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:07:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
818.748 km
Perigee altitude
816.043 km
Semi-major axis
7,195.532 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
98.6643°
RAAN
230.9907°
Arg. of periapsis
125.1991°
True anomaly
234.91867°
Mean anomaly
234.9363°
Eccentric anomaly
234.92748°
Mean motion
3.55589 °/min
Orbital period
101.24 mins
BSTAR
0.000049212
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Other satellites on launch #87 in the year 2018 (2018-11-07 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 15:41:32.568Z | 49.54° ENE | 2026-06-22 15:45:32.568Z | 99.317° ESE | 17.851° | 2026-06-22 15:48:32.568Z | 135.026° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 17:21:32.568Z | 358.95° N | 2026-06-22 17:25:32.568Z | 284.797° WNW | 38.205° | 2026-06-22 17:30:32.568Z | 213.843° SW |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-23 03:03:32.568Z | 119.096° SE | 2026-06-23 03:07:32.568Z | 56.624° ENE | 26.236° | 2026-06-23 03:11:32.568Z | 8.173° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-23 04:43:32.568Z | 207.429° SW | 2026-06-23 04:46:32.568Z | 252.128° W | 28.592° | 2026-06-23 04:51:32.568Z | 325.809° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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