CHEOPS, 44874
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CHEOPS, 44874 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 18 Dec 2019 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-A 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
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus Barajas
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
SEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
273 kg wet, 273 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 1 Pan, 1.2 m
Radar Cross Section
2.624 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 CHEOPS
1 44874U 19092B 26305.23853190 .00000177 00000-0 44647-4 0 9999
2 44874 98.1479 131.6189 0011260 36.0441 324.1518 14.62037845365923Epoch: 2026-11-01T05:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-01T05:43:29.156Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
5.21464°
Altitude
683.145 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 46m 28s
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
14:20:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
691.629 km
Perigee altitude
675.726 km
Semi-major axis
7,061.815 km
Eccentricity
0.00113
Inclination
98.1479°
RAAN
131.6189°
Arg. of periapsis
36.0441°
True anomaly
324.07615°
Mean anomaly
324.1518°
Eccentric anomaly
324.11398°
Mean motion
3.65737 °/min
Orbital period
98.43 mins
BSTAR
0.000044647
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Other satellites on launch #92 in the year 2019 (2019-12-18 UTC)
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-11-02 00:23:28.054Z | 53.753° ENE | 2026-11-02 00:26:28.054Z | 97.542° ESE | 18.663° | 2026-11-02 00:29:28.054Z | 137.724° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2026-11-02 02:00:28.054Z | 352.81° N | 2026-11-02 02:03:28.054Z | 300.096° NW | 41.408° | 2026-11-02 02:07:28.054Z | 222.225° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-02 11:27:28.054Z | 97.204° ESE | 2026-11-02 11:29:28.054Z | 66.731° ENE | 18.687° | 2026-11-02 11:32:28.054Z | 24.172° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-11-02 13:03:28.054Z | 195.61° SSW | 2026-11-02 13:06:28.054Z | 254.488° W | 43.413° | 2026-11-02 13:10:28.054Z | 330.635° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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