EUTELSAT 16B

Launch Details
Launched 26 February 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 25237
COSPAR ID 1998-013A
Alternative names HOT BIRD 4
ATLANTIC BIRD 4
EUROBIRD 16
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.193°
Eccentricity 0.00065
RA ascending node 3.321 hr
Argument perigee 324.566°
Mean anomaly 223.755°
Orbital period 1465.273 min
Epoch of osculation 02 May 2025, 21:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36335.1 km
Mean Altitude 36362.9 km
Peak Altitude 36390.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 42P R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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