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NORAD ID: 20169 • Int'l Des: 1989-062 • Owner: ESA • Country: I-ESA • operational
MEOELLIPTICALHEO_ELLIPTICAL
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About Hipparcos
Group: 3 satellites
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Two-Line Element Set
1 20169U 89062B 26157.37138020 -.00000085 00000-0 -16900-3 0 9992
2 20169 7.2118 325.7155 7194291 332.9370 3.0050 2.26413541269112
Epoch: Jun 6, 2026 •
Age: 26 hours
Current Status
Altitude 35719.3 km
Velocity 1.63 km/s
Sub-Earth Point 3.32°N,
54.49°E
Launch Date Aug 8, 1989
Age 36.8 years
Type other
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Mass 610.00 kg
Dry Mass 579.00 kg
Total Mass 1130.00 kg
Length 3.50 m
Diameter 2.50 m
Span 5.50 m
Shape Hex Cyl + Dome + 3 Pan
Manufacturer MMST
Bus Type Hipparcos
Phase Status In Orbit
Owner/State ESA/I-ESA
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