Latitude
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SENTINEL-6
NORAD 46984 · COSPAR 2020-086A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #27685 @ 1332 x 1344 km x 66.041 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-24 05:21 UTC · 18.4 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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SENTINEL-6A
1 46984U 20086A 26297.22308207 -.00000067 00000-0 -26686-4 0 09994
2 46984 66.0410 227.0382 0007823 269.6585 90.3534 12.80930190276850
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 46984U 20086A 26297.22308207 -.00000067 00000-0 -26686-4 0 09994
2 46984 66.0410 227.0382 0007823 269.6585 90.3534 12.80930190276850
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 21st 2020
Spacecraft age
5 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Airbus Defense and Space
Launch mass
1,192 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
66.041°
Period
112.42 min
Perigee
1332 km
Apogee
1344 km
Eccentricity
0.0007823
RAAN
227.0382°
Arg of Perigee
269.6585°
Mean Motion
12.8093019 rev/d