SENTINEL 2A, 40697
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SENTINEL 2A, 40697 is an ESA payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 23 Jun 2015 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
ADS/Bremen
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SENTINEL-2, AOCS
Mass
1,130 kg wet, 1,063 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
11.901 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 SENTINEL 2A
1 40697U 15028A 26172.48042995 .00000285 00000-0 12533-3 0 9993
2 40697 98.5679 247.2715 0001119 92.5199 267.6112 14.30817044574347Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:31:49.147Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
164.63663°
Altitude
791.968 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 29m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:19:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
786.94 km
Perigee altitude
785.337 km
Semi-major axis
7,164.275 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
98.5679°
RAAN
247.2715°
Arg. of periapsis
92.5199°
True anomaly
267.59839°
Mean anomaly
267.6112°
Eccentric anomaly
267.60479°
Mean motion
3.57919 °/min
Orbital period
100.58 mins
BSTAR
0.00012533
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 2015 (2015-06-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SENTINEL 2A Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 16:40:06.981Z | 53.124° ENE | 2026-06-22 16:43:06.981Z | 89.7° E | 16.424° | 2026-06-22 16:46:06.981Z | 127.938° SE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 18:19:06.981Z | 0.59° NNE | 2026-06-22 18:23:06.981Z | 284.975° WNW | 39.192° | 2026-06-22 18:27:06.981Z | 214.626° SW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 03:58:06.981Z | 108.581° ESE | 2026-06-23 04:01:06.981Z | 62.883° ENE | 22.912° | 2026-06-23 04:04:06.981Z | 20.053° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 05:37:06.981Z | 204.301° SW | 2026-06-23 05:40:06.981Z | 259.845° W | 32.119° | 2026-06-23 05:44:06.981Z | 325.826° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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