SENTINEL-2A

NORAD 40697 · COSPAR 2015-028A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #59105 @ 788 x 790 km x 98.5636 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-16 08:00 UTC Â· 13.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SENTINEL-2A
1 40697U 15028A 26289.33351131 .00000039 00000-0 31627-4 0 09994
2 40697 98.5636 2.4162 0001043 93.0982 267.0320 14.30822471591051

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 23rd 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Vega

Contractor

Airbus Defense and Space

Launch mass

1,130 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.5636Â°

Period

100.64 min

Perigee

788 km

Apogee

790 km

Eccentricity

0.0001043

RAAN

2.4162Â°

Arg of Perigee

93.0982Â°

Mean Motion

14.30822471 rev/d