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SENTINEL 5P, 42969

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SENTINEL 5P, 42969 is an ESA payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 13 Oct 2017 UTC via an ROKOT launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

42969, 2017-064A

Orbit

SSO

Country

ESA

Related business

Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (BE)

Manufacturer

Airbus (UK)

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ASTROSAT-L250M, AOCS

Mass

820 kg wet, ~738 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-10-13 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 2.7 m

Radar Cross Section

9.390 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 SENTINEL 5P
1 42969U 17064A   26171.44423655  .00000041  00000-0  40558-4 0  9999
2 42969  98.7925 113.5524 0000991  87.3098 272.8191 14.19519441450027

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:39:42.037Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

44.96849°

Altitude

829.855 km

Speed

7.438 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 34m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:25:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

824.855 km

Perigee altitude

823.428 km

Semi-major axis

7,202.279 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

98.7925°

RAAN

113.5524°

Arg. of periapsis

87.3098°

True anomaly

272.80776°

Mean anomaly

272.8191°

Eccentric anomaly

272.81343°

Mean motion

3.5509 °/min

Orbital period

101.38 mins

BSTAR

0.000040558

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SENTINEL 5P 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.
5 mins	2026-06-22 10:36:46.166Z	328.084° NNW	2026-06-22 10:38:46.166Z	304.835° NW	14.485°	2026-06-22 10:41:46.166Z	269.246° W
4 mins	2026-06-22 18:40:46.166Z	80.507° E	2026-06-22 18:42:46.166Z	55.208° ENE	14.843°	2026-06-22 18:44:46.166Z	31.729° NE
9 mins	2026-06-22 20:17:46.166Z	174.812° S	2026-06-22 20:21:46.166Z	242.569° WSW	43.408°	2026-06-22 20:26:46.166Z	341.275° N
9 mins	2026-06-23 08:36:46.166Z	29.584° NE	2026-06-23 08:40:46.166Z	98.035° ESE	37.05°	2026-06-23 08:45:46.166Z	173.945° S
6 mins	2026-06-23 10:17:46.166Z	335.205° NNW	2026-06-23 10:20:46.166Z	294.424° NW	20.294°	2026-06-23 10:23:46.166Z	255.066° W

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SENTINEL 5P, 42969

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:39:42.037Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #64 in the year 2017 (2017-10-13 UTC)

SENTINEL 5P Visibility forecast

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