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NORAD 27508

EUTE 12 WEST A (AB 1)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.4 hours, on an orbit tilted 7.6° from the equator, between 36,343 and 36,371 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About EUTE 12 WEST A (AB 1)

EUTE 12 WEST A (AB 1) is a satellite from EUTE, launched on Aug 28, 2002 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 105°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 59A · decommissioned European communications satellite

Operated by
Eutelsat
Built by
Alenia Spazio
Mass
2,600 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 36,333 km to 36,337 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)
36,33036,34036,35036,36036,370Nov 26

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