EUTELSAT 4B

Launch Details
Launched 8 October 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 25495
COSPAR ID 1998-057A
Alternative names HOT BIRD 5
EUROBIRD 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.066°
Eccentricity 0.00072
RA ascending node 3.509 hr
Argument perigee 45.275°
Mean anomaly 331.817°
Orbital period 1462.620 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Nov 2025, 19:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36280.4 km
Mean Altitude 36311.3 km
Peak Altitude 36342.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR 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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