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
Orbit
Country
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Civil Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
PRIMA, AOCS
Mass
2,157 kg wet, 2,027 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 10.5 m
Radar Cross Section
19.705 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SENTINEL 1C
1 62261U 24235A 26171.49145333 .00000105 00000-0 32426-4 0 9999
2 62261 98.1821 178.7526 0001370 90.6192 269.5165 14.58605650 81892Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:47:41.567Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
93.12409°
Altitude
700.672 km
Speed
7.506 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 55m 00s
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
08:42:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
695.731 km
Perigee altitude
693.793 km
Semi-major axis
7,072.899 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
98.1821°
RAAN
178.7526°
Arg. of periapsis
90.6192°
True anomaly
269.5008°
Mean anomaly
269.5165°
Eccentric anomaly
269.50865°
Mean motion
3.64877 °/min
Orbital period
98.66 mins
BSTAR
0.000032426
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Other satellites on launch #235 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-06-20 23:28:38.519Z | 106.833° ESE | 2026-06-20 23:31:38.519Z | 59.309° ENE | 20.155° | 2026-06-20 23:34:38.519Z | 18.47° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 01:05:38.519Z | 202.575° SW | 2026-06-21 01:08:38.519Z | 261.466° W | 31.56° | 2026-06-21 01:12:38.519Z | 328.328° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 13:04:38.519Z | 27.314° NE | 2026-06-21 13:07:38.519Z | 85.353° E | 39.03° | 2026-06-21 13:11:38.519Z | 175.53° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-21 14:43:38.519Z | 317.518° NNW | 2026-06-21 14:44:38.519Z | 303.323° NW | 15.006° | 2026-06-21 14:47:38.519Z | 262.398° W |
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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