ICESAT-2

NORAD 43613 · COSPAR 2018-070A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #45201 @ 478 x 483 km x 91.9967 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 05:33 UTC Â· 18.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ICESAT-2
1 43613U 18070A 26296.23189322 .00002500 00000-0 90634-4 0 09991
2 43613 91.9967 325.5223 0003600 36.1374 324.0118 15.28289985452013

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

91.9967Â°

Period

94.22 min

Perigee

478 km

Apogee

483 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

RAAN

325.5223Â°

Arg of Perigee

36.1374Â°

Mean Motion

15.28289985 rev/d