LANDSAT

NORAD 49260 · COSPAR 2021-088A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #26880 @ 702 x 703 km x 98.2159 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 10:17 UTC Â· 29.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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LANDSAT 9
1 49260U 21088A 26290.42881643 .00000271 00000-0 70282-4 0 09998
2 49260 98.2159 359.0446 0001332 86.7622 273.3729 14.57114868268800

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 27th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/US Geological Survey

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Northrop Grumman Innovative Systems (NGIS)

Launch mass

2,710 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.2159Â°

Period

98.83 min

Perigee

702 km

Apogee

703 km

Eccentricity

0.0001332

RAAN

359.0446Â°

Arg of Perigee

86.7622Â°

Mean Motion

14.57114868 rev/d