Spacecraft information: 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 10.719°
Eccentricity 0.00075
RA ascending node 3.181 hr
Argument perigee 260.717°
Mean anomaly 294.856°
Orbital period 1465.284 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Jan 2026, 04:26

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36331.1 km
Mean Altitude 36363.1 km
Peak Altitude 36395.2 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 42P R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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