SENTINEL-6

NORAD 46984 · COSPAR 2020-086A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #27489 @ 1332 x 1344 km x 66.0395 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-08 22:05 UTC Â· 19.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SENTINEL-6A
1 46984U 20086A 26281.92020101 -.00000060 00000-0 44095-5 0 09995
2 46984 66.0395 258.8236 0007880 269.3981 90.6131 12.80930126274899

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 21st 2020

Spacecraft age

5 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Airbus Defense and Space

Launch mass

1,192 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

66.0395Â°

Period

112.42 min

Perigee

1332 km

Apogee

1344 km

Eccentricity

0.000788

RAAN

258.8236Â°

Arg of Perigee

269.3981Â°

Mean Motion

12.80930126 rev/d