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METOP SG-A, 65159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METOP SG-A, 65159 is a payload satellite owned by EUMETSAT (ESA) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 13 Aug 2025 UTC via an ARIANE 62 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

65159, 2025-172A

Orbit

SSO

Country

ESA

Related business

European Meteorological Satellite Organization (DE)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METOP, AOCS

Mass

4,050 kg wet, 3,250 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-08-13 (3 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 62

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 METOP SG-A
1 65159U 25172A   25242.10326929  .00000074  00000-0  51829-4 0  9990
2 65159  98.7060 301.3213 0006732 312.2885  47.7722 14.23706166  2421

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:28:42.466Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-74.398°

Altitude

812.513 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 05m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:33:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

814.839 km

Perigee altitude

805.16 km

Semi-major axis

7,188.136 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

98.706°

RAAN

301.3213°

Arg. of periapsis

312.2885°

True anomaly

47.82936°

Mean anomaly

47.7722°

Eccentric anomaly

47.80077°

Mean motion

3.56138 °/min

Orbital period

101.08 mins

BSTAR

0.000051829

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METOP SG-A Visibility forecast

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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.
9 mins	2025-08-31 03:54:06.305Z	161.418° S	2025-08-31 03:58:06.305Z	81.334° E	44.796°	2025-08-31 04:03:06.305Z	348.261° N
8 mins	2025-08-31 16:11:06.305Z	39.429° NE	2025-08-31 16:15:06.305Z	103.782° ESE	28.922°	2025-08-31 16:19:06.305Z	158.619° S
8 mins	2025-08-31 17:51:06.305Z	345.291° N	2025-08-31 17:55:06.305Z	283.229° WNW	26.153°	2025-08-31 17:59:06.305Z	234.405° WSW