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SENTINEL-2C, 60989

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SENTINEL-2C, 60989 is an ESA payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Thu, 05 Sep 2024 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

60989, 2024-157A

Orbit

SSO

Country

ESA

Related business

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

Manufacturer

ADS/Bremen

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SENTINEL-2, AOCS

Mass

1,143 kg wet, 1,010 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-05 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

11.901 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SENTINEL-2C
1 60989U 24157A   26171.45925764  .00000070  00000-0  43396-4 0  9996
2 60989  98.5692 246.1950 0000995  83.4152 276.7144 14.30818579 93454

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:01:19.860Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

172.18867°

Altitude

791.846 km

Speed

7.458 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 24m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:15:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

786.846 km

Perigee altitude

785.421 km

Semi-major axis

7,164.27 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

98.5692°

RAAN

246.195°

Arg. of periapsis

83.4152°

True anomaly

276.70308°

Mean anomaly

276.7144°

Eccentric anomaly

276.70874°

Mean motion

3.57919 °/min

Orbital period

100.58 mins

BSTAR

0.000043396

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SENTINEL-2C 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.
7 mins	2026-06-21 03:57:26.220Z	112.384° ESE	2026-06-21 04:00:26.220Z	70.302° E	22.872°	2026-06-21 04:04:26.220Z	15.074° NNE
8 mins	2026-06-21 05:36:26.220Z	201.044° SSW	2026-06-21 05:39:26.220Z	248.634° W	31.652°	2026-06-21 05:44:26.220Z	329.203° NNW
8 mins	2026-06-21 17:49:26.220Z	17.872° NNE	2026-06-21 17:53:26.220Z	156.005° SSE	43.593°	2026-06-21 17:57:26.220Z	189.557° SSW

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SENTINEL-2C, 60989

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:01:19.860Z)

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