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NORAD 40697

SENTINEL 2A

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 101 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.6° from the equator, between 837 and 852 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SENTINEL 2A

SENTINEL 2A is a satellite from the European Space Agency, launched on Jun 23, 2015 from French Guiana.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.3 times a day), between 788 and 790 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.6° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 81° north and south.

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

Sentinel-2A · ESA optical Earth observation satellite

Operated by
European Space Agency
Built by
Airbus DS GmbH
Mass
1,140 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 788 km to 788 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)
788789790

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