EUTELSAT 12 WEST B

Launch Details
Launched 24 September 2001
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 26927
COSPAR ID 2001-042A
Alternative names ATLANTIC BIRD 2
EUTELSAT 8 WEST A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.861°
Eccentricity 0.00044
RA ascending node 4.953 hr
Argument perigee 202.600°
Mean anomaly 183.621°
Orbital period 1461.513 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Aug 2025, 12:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36271.2 km
Mean Altitude 36289.8 km
Peak Altitude 36308.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 44P R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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