Satellite · NORAD 38552 · COSPAR 2012-035B
METEOSAT-10 (MSG-3)
- Operator EUMETSAT
- Constellation Metop / Meteosat
- Country —
Altitude now
35,788.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
4.87°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,784km
Apogee
35,790km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:57 UTC (5.9 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 3.595° S
- Longitude
- 0.027° W
- Altitude
- 35788.8 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:57 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- EUMETSAT
- SATCAT owner code
- EUME · EUMETSAT
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 05 Jul 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-035
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 5
- ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]38554DebrisInactive
- MSG-3 DEB [COOLER COVER]40871DebrisInactive
- MSG-3 DEB [BAFFLE COVER]40872DebrisInactive
- ECHOSTAR 1738551PayloadActive
- ARIANE 5 R/B38553Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → EUME | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 38552
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-035B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69RK
- Canonical slug
- meteosat-10-msg-3-38552
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Weather) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.