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 10.437°
Eccentricity 0.00005
RA ascending node 3.256 hr
Argument perigee 129.773°
Mean anomaly 229.606°
Orbital period 1465.257 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Aug 2025, 08:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36360.5 km
Mean Altitude 36362.6 km
Peak Altitude 36364.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 42P R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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