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SENTINEL 1C, 62261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SENTINEL 1C, 62261 is an ESA payload satellite 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

Country

ESA

Related business

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

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Civil Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

PRISMA, AOCS

Mass

2,157 kg wet, 2,027 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-05 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA C

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan, 10.5 m

Radar Cross Section

23.487 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 SENTINEL 1C
1 62261U 24235A   25239.98402127  .00000018  00000-0  13578-4 0  9994
2 62261  98.1823 246.5049 0001356  89.8297 270.3058 14.59198854 38659

Epoch: 2025-08-27T23:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-27T23:36:59.437Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-84.19629°

Altitude

698.742 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 26m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

10:59:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

693.802 km

Perigee altitude

691.885 km

Semi-major axis

7,070.98 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

98.1823°

RAAN

246.5049°

Arg. of periapsis

89.8297°

True anomaly

270.29026°

Mean anomaly

270.3058°

Eccentric anomaly

270.29803°

Mean motion

3.65026 °/min

Orbital period

98.62 mins

BSTAR

0.000013578

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SENTINEL 1C 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.
8 mins	2025-08-29 00:25:12.663Z	162.434° S	2025-08-29 00:29:12.663Z	81.865° E	44.758°	2025-08-29 00:33:12.663Z	349.256° N
5 mins	2025-08-29 12:26:12.663Z	62.93° ENE	2025-08-29 12:28:12.663Z	96.734° ESE	20.102°	2025-08-29 12:31:12.663Z	140.226° SSE
6 mins	2025-08-29 14:03:12.663Z	343.028° N	2025-08-29 14:06:12.663Z	276.218° WNW	30.373°	2025-08-29 14:09:12.663Z	228.395° WSW