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NORAD 22076

TOPEX/POSEIDON

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 112 minutes, on an orbit tilted 66.0° from the equator, between 1,347 and 1,354 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About TOPEX/POSEIDON

TOPEX/POSEIDON is a satellite from the United States, launched on Aug 10, 1992 from French Guiana.

It circles Earth every 112 minutes (12.8 times a day), between 1,331 and 1,343 km up, on an orbit tilted 66.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 66° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

TOPEX/Poseidon · satellite mission to map ocean surface topography

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 18 days its lowest point went from 1,331 km to 1,331 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
1,3301,3351,340

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.