ICESAT-2

NORAD 43613 · COSPAR 2018-070A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #45518 @ 481 x 481 km x 91.9936 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 23:43 UTC Â· 7.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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ICESAT-2
1 43613U 18070A 26316.98866267 .00002523 00000-0 91458-4 0 09996
2 43613 91.9936 331.0918 0000178 174.3317 185.7935 15.28299920455181

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 15th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Purpose

Earth Science

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

Northrup Grumman Information Systems

Launch mass

1,515 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

91.9936Â°

Period

94.22 min

Perigee

481 km

Apogee

481 km

Eccentricity

1.78E-5

RAAN

331.0918Â°

Arg of Perigee

174.3317Â°

Mean Motion

15.2829992 rev/d