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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
14 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 14 hours ago
0 CHEOPS
1 44874U 19092B   25181.79781457  .00000222  00000-0  54043-4 0  9999
2 44874  98.1523   9.9969 0011793 117.2683 242.9721 14.61583716294563
Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:08:51.178Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
163.6812°
Altitude
694.849 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 39m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
38.93846°
Longitude
-9.14182°
Altitude
686.012 km
Speed
7.521 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 00m 28s
Apparent Declination
2° 18' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:34:08
Azimuth
312.506° NW
Elevation
-36.12°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
693.472 km
Perigee altitude
676.812 km
Semi-major axis
7,063.279 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
98.1523°
RAAN
9.9969°
Arg. of periapsis
117.2683°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
242.9721°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.65623 °/min
Orbital period
98.46 mins
BSTAR
0.000054043
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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-07-01 11:42:56.887Z123.221° SE2025-07-01 11:46:56.887Z58.177° ENE24.432°2025-07-01 11:49:56.887Z14.231° NNE
6 mins2025-07-01 13:20:56.887Z213.066° SW2025-07-01 13:23:56.887Z265.898° W25.473°2025-07-01 13:26:56.887Z316.351° NNW
7 mins2025-07-02 01:18:56.887Z22.358° NNE2025-07-02 01:21:56.887Z137.51° SSE42.672°2025-07-02 01:25:56.887Z186.145° SSW
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