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 98.563°
Eccentricity 0.00011
RA ascending node 7.541 hr
Argument perigee 91.490°
Mean anomaly 268.641°
Orbital period 100.642 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 11:01

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 795.3 km
Mean Altitude 796.1 km
Peak Altitude 796.9 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
PST

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