Satellite · NORAD 38771 · COSPAR 2012-049A
METOP-B
- Operator EUMETSAT
- Constellation Metop / Meteosat
- Country —
Altitude now
829.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.45km/s
Inclination
98.64°
Period
101.3 min
101.3 min
Perigee
818km
Apogee
823km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:24 UTC (7.3 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
- 67.317° N
- Longitude
- 155.417° W
- Altitude
- 829.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.446 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:24 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- EUMETSAT
- SATCAT owner code
- EUME · EUMETSAT
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 Sept 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-049
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 1
- FREGAT R/B38772Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → EUME | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | 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
- 38771
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-049A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69S1
- Canonical slug
- metop-b-38771
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.