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PROBA V

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 101 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.4° from the equator, between 828 and 838 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About PROBA V

PROBA V is a satellite from the European Space Agency, launched on May 7, 2013 from French Guiana.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.2 times a day), between 809 and 817 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.4° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

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

PROBA-V · ESA Earth observation satellite

Operated by
European Space Security and Education Centre
Built by
Redwire Space NV, OIP Space Instruments
Mass
158 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 810 km to 809 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)
810812814816818

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