Spacecraft information: SENTINEL-6A

Launch Details
Launched 20 November 2020
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Earth Resources
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 46984
COSPAR ID 2020-086A
Alternative names MICHAEL FREILICH
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 66.040°
Eccentricity 0.00077
RA ascending node 9.602 hr
Argument perigee 269.352°
Mean anomaly 90.661°
Orbital period 112.418 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Dec 2025, 12:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1338.9 km
Mean Altitude 1344.9 km
Peak Altitude 1350.8 km

Launched alongside

FALCON 9 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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