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, Unknown HBR
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 25258.26564932 .00000484 00000-0 10667-3 0 9996
2 44874 98.1530 85.3803 0009502 237.5549 122.4734 14.61650474305732Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:22:32.101Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-4.72624°
Altitude
694.449 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 41m 31s
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
11:56:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
691.638 km
Perigee altitude
678.215 km
Semi-major axis
7,063.064 km
Eccentricity
0.00095
Inclination
98.153°
RAAN
85.3803°
Arg. of periapsis
237.5549°
True anomaly
122.5652°
Mean anomaly
122.4734°
Eccentric anomaly
122.51931°
Mean motion
3.6564 °/min
Orbital period
98.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00010667
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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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| 8 mins | 2025-09-16 01:01:32.387Z | 27.66° NE | 2025-09-16 01:05:32.387Z | 105.072° ESE | 36.239° | 2025-09-16 01:09:32.387Z | 172.384° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 02:40:32.387Z | 324.257° NNW | 2025-09-16 02:42:32.387Z | 294.204° NW | 16.893° | 2025-09-16 02:44:32.387Z | 264.665° W |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-16 12:05:32.387Z | 135.069° SSE | 2025-09-16 12:08:32.387Z | 65.633° ENE | 35.458° | 2025-09-16 12:12:32.387Z | 1.144° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 13:44:32.387Z | 244.462° WSW | 2025-09-16 13:45:32.387Z | 259.413° W | 16.386° | 2025-09-16 13:48:32.387Z | 302.791° NW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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