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ICESAT-2

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About ICESAT-2

ICESAT-2 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Sep 15, 2018 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 94 minutes (15.3 times a day), between 480 and 482 km up, on an orbit tilted 92.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 88° north and south.

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

ICESat-2 · satellite in NASA's Earth Observing System

Operated by
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Built by
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mass
1,514 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 21 days its lowest point went from 478 km to 480 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)
478480482484

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