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METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1), 54743

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1), 54743 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (DE) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 13 Dec 2022 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA+ 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

54743, 2022-170C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (Unknown / EUME)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

MTG, S400 X2

Mass

3,760 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-12-13 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA+

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

19.366 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1)
1 54743U 22170C   25169.86056442  .00000005  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 54743   0.6675  34.8969 0001084  66.1211 115.8442  1.00273349  9337

Epoch: 2025-06-18T20:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T20:39:12.765Z)

Latitude

-0.03599°

Longitude

-0.26986°

Altitude

35,787.66 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 27m 28s

True Declination

0° 02' 09"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.41527°

Longitude

139.14463°

Altitude

35,786.841 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 10m 02s

Apparent Declination

-5° 43' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:45:49

Azimuth

80.65° E

Elevation

-19.763°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,791.797 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.656 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.364 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

0.6675°

RAAN

34.8969°

Arg. of periapsis

66.1211°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

115.8442°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.13 mins

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Other satellites on launch #170 in the year 2022 (2022-12-13 UTC)

GALAXY 35, 54741

GALAXY 36, 54742

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 54744

ARIANE 5 R/B, 54745

METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1) Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1) is likely not visible in the next few days

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