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NORAD 59101

METHANESAT

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 96 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.9° from the equator, between 636 and 657 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About METHANESAT

METHANESAT is a satellite from the United States, launched on Mar 4, 2024 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 96 minutes (15.0 times a day), between 565 and 578 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.9° 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.

MethaneSAT · former U.S.-New Zealand spacecraft for monitoring global methane emissions

Operated by
Environmental Defense Fund
Built by
Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Blue Canyon Technologies
Mass
362 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 16 days its lowest point went from 565 km to 565 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)
565570575

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