Satellite · NORAD 54743 · COSPAR 2022-170C
METEOSAT-12 (MTG-I1)
- Operator EUMETSAT
- Constellation Metop / Meteosat
- Country —
Altitude now
35,802.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
0.78°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,771km
Apogee
35,803km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:57 UTC (5.9 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 0.749° S
- Longitude
- 0.456° W
- Altitude
- 35802.0 km
- Velocity
- 3.074 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
- 13 Dec 2022
- COSPAR launch id
- 2022-170
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 4
- ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]54744DebrisInactive
- GALAXY 35 (G-35)54741PayloadActive
- GALAXY 36 (G-36)54742PayloadActive
- ARIANE 5 R/B54745Rocket 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 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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
- 54743
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2022-170C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXFY7WYCC27JE3JSKPT
- Canonical slug
- meteosat-12-mtg-i1-54743
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.