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SENTINEL-6A

NORAD 46984 · Payload · In orbit since 2020

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Launched
2020-11-21 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
ESA (Europe)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Earth science
Mass
1,192 kg
Size
5.2 × 2.4 m · 5.5 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
1,332 × 1,344 km
Inclination
66.0°
Period
112.3 min
Eccentricity
0.0008
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.