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SENTINEL 1C, 62261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SENTINEL 1C, 62261 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 2024 UTC via a VEGA C 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
62261, 2024-235A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Airbus (UK)
Mission
Operational Civil Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
BIOMASS, Unknown motor
Mass
1,131 kg wet, 1,099 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-12-05 (5 months ago)
Launch vehicle
VEGA C
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 21.04 m
Radar Cross Section
23.487 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 SENTINEL 1C
1 62261U 24235A   25119.22964844  .00000379  00000-0  90022-4 0  9996
2 62261  98.1828 127.4559 0001378  89.0780 271.0577 14.59198002 21044
Epoch: 2025-04-29T05:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T05:30:41.625Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-172.64984°
Altitude
698.731 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 29m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-36.03396°
Longitude
-164.38697°
Altitude
709.882 km
Speed
7.499 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 59m 53s
Apparent Declination
-37° 41' 56"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:56:24
Azimuth
342.69° N
Elevation
-87.681°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
693.821 km
Perigee altitude
691.872 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.983 km
Eccentricity
0.0001378
Inclination
98.1828°
RAAN
127.4559°
Arg. of periapsis
89.078°
True anomaly
271.04191°
Mean anomaly
271.0577°
Eccentric anomaly
271.04981°
Mean motion
3.65026 °/min
BSTAR
0.000090022
Orbital period
98.62 mins
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7 mins2025-05-01 14:01:59.359Z352.151° N2025-05-01 14:05:59.359Z278.992° WNW30.58°2025-05-01 14:08:59.359Z229.07° WSW
6 mins2025-05-01 23:29:59.359Z106.003° ESE2025-05-01 23:31:59.359Z75.505° E20.469°2025-05-01 23:35:59.359Z16.889° NNE
7 mins2025-05-02 01:06:59.359Z205.222° SW2025-05-02 01:09:59.359Z266.762° W30.799°2025-05-02 01:13:59.359Z328.737° NNW
7 mins2025-05-02 13:05:59.359Z29.355° NE2025-05-02 13:08:59.359Z110.876° ESE39.662°2025-05-02 13:12:59.359Z178.087° S
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