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NORAD 14128

EUTE 1-F1 (ECS 1)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.3 hours, on an orbit tilted 11.7° from the equator, between 36,136 and 36,249 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About EUTE 1-F1 (ECS 1)

EUTE 1-F1 (ECS 1) is a satellite from EUTE, launched on Jun 16, 1983 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 46°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Eutelsat I F-1 · decommissioned European communications satellite

Operated by
Eutelsat
Built by
British Aerospace
Mass
1,158 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 36,144 km to 36,144 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,14036,16036,18036,20036,220

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.