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EUTELSAT 21B — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 38992)
Track EUTELSAT 21B (NORAD catalog number 38992) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It is object B of 2012's 62nd orbital launch (COSPAR designation 2012-062B). It went up together with 1 other satellite from that launch still in the active catalog. As of this element set it had completed roughly 5,065 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, EUTELSAT 21B sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0003). Its near-equatorial 0.1° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 2.9°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,781 km × 35,806 km |
| Inclination | 0.07° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00030 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2012-062B |
| NORAD catalog number | 38992 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
EUTELSAT 21B is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see EUTELSAT 21B from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude EUTELSAT 21B is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of EUTELSAT 21B in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- STAR ONE C3 (NORAD 38991)
- YAMAL 300K (NORAD 38978)
- LUCH-5B (NORAD 38977)
- ECHOSTAR 16 (NORAD 39008)
- YAOGAN-16 01A (NORAD 39011)
- YAOGAN-16 01B (NORAD 39012)
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