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
Orbit
Country
DE / EUMERelated business
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
MTG, S400 X2
Mass
3,760 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5.0 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 26253.22698750 -.00000028 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 54743 0.7753 25.8370 0003681 87.5554 317.1364 1.00270438 13839Epoch: 2026-09-10T05:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T05:26:51.719Z)
Latitude
0.51887°
Longitude
-0.4819°
Altitude
35,775.091 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 42m 00s
True Declination
0° 31' 06"
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
06:23:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,803.564 km
Perigee altitude
35,772.521 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.18 km
Eccentricity
0.00037
Inclination
0.7753°
RAAN
25.837°
Arg. of periapsis
87.5554°
True anomaly
317.1077°
Mean anomaly
317.1364°
Eccentric anomaly
317.12205°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #170 in the year 2022 (2022-12-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1) Visibility
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