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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
44874, 2019-092B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Airbus Barajas
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
SEOSAT, AOCS
Mass
273 kg wet, 273 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-12-18 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-ST-A
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 1 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
2.624 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 CHEOPS
1 44874U 19092B   25193.77822279  .00000222  00000-0  54063-4 0  9990
2 44874  98.1523  21.8052 0011964  83.8445 276.4119 14.61591690296311
Epoch: 2025-07-12T18:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T18:40:38.449Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
170.73408°
Altitude
690.094 km
Speed
7.512 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 27m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
23.68966°
Longitude
167.69422°
Altitude
686.505 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 06m 05s
Apparent Declination
-10° 13' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:21:09
Azimuth
80.802° E
Elevation
-26.589°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
693.567 km
Perigee altitude
676.666 km
Semi-major axis
7,063.253 km
Eccentricity
0.0012
Inclination
98.1523°
RAAN
21.8052°
Arg. of periapsis
83.8445°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
276.4119°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.65625 °/min
Orbital period
98.46 mins
BSTAR
0.000054063
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CHEOPS Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-13 11:16:48.265Z92.006° ESE2025-07-13 11:18:48.265Z64.439° ENE14.521°2025-07-13 11:20:48.265Z36.482° NE
7 mins2025-07-13 12:52:48.265Z186.827° SSW2025-07-13 12:55:48.265Z257.192° W39.674°2025-07-13 12:59:48.265Z336.422° NNW
7 mins2025-07-14 00:50:48.265Z41.898° NE2025-07-14 00:53:48.265Z103.739° ESE29.939°2025-07-14 00:57:48.265Z163.829° S
5 mins2025-07-14 02:28:48.265Z327.81° NNW2025-07-14 02:30:48.265Z293.745° NW20.923°2025-07-14 02:33:48.265Z247.883° W
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