Spacecraft information: SENTINEL-2B

Launch Details
Launched 6 March 2017
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Earth Resources
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 42063
COSPAR ID 2017-013A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.568°
Eccentricity 0.00012
RA ascending node 11.079 hr
Argument perigee 96.246°
Mean anomaly 263.886°
Orbital period 100.642 min
Epoch of osculation 31 Mar 2026, 07:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 795.3 km
Mean Altitude 796.1 km
Peak Altitude 797.0 km

Launched alongside

AVUM R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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