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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

Country

Unknown / EUME

Related business

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE)

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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

19.366 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1)
1 54743U 22170C   25257.58531157 -.00000020  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 54743   0.6989  32.7944 0001588 134.9902  36.4221  1.00274508 10215

Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:02:50.919Z)

Latitude

0.11724°

Longitude

-0.30089°

Altitude

35,779.897 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 36m 51s

True Declination

0° 07' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:22:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.598 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.206 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.039 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

0.6989°

RAAN

32.7944°

Arg. of periapsis

134.9902°

True anomaly

36.43291°

Mean anomaly

36.4221°

Eccentric anomaly

36.4275°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 54744

ARIANE 5 R/B, 54745

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METEOSAT 12 (MTG I1), 54743

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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