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NORAD 26243

EUTE 16C (SESAT 1)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.3 hours, on an orbit tilted 11.2° from the equator, between 36,141 and 36,191 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About EUTE 16C (SESAT 1)

EUTE 16C (SESAT 1) is a satellite from EUTE, launched on Apr 17, 2000 from Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 31°W, 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 16C · communications satellite

Operated by
Eutelsat

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 36,136 km to 36,134 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)
36,14036,16036,180Nov 26

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