Satellite · NORAD 65159 · COSPAR 2025-172A
METOP-SGA1
- Operator EUMETSAT
- Constellation Metop / Meteosat
- Country —
Altitude now
822.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.44km/s
Inclination
98.71°
Period
101.3 min
101.3 min
Perigee
820km
Apogee
821km
orbit agingOrbit updated 27 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 02:46 UTC (18.6 h old)· Metadata updated 27 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
- 2.880° N
- Longitude
- 1.011° E
- Altitude
- 822.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.442 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 02:46 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Weather
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Metop / Meteosat via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- EUMETSAT
- SATCAT owner code
- EUME · EUMETSAT
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 13 Aug 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-172
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch
No other catalogued object is linked to this launch.
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 25 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 27 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 20:57 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
- 65159
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-172A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYKQYEMNFB88MFQ9MQT
- Canonical slug
- metop-sga1-65159
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.