SENTINEL-2A is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by European Commission DG-GROW Directorate I/2, Copernicus Unit / European Space Agency, launched 2015.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.5674° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001223 |
| Period | 100.6 min |
| Apogee | 790 km |
| Perigee | 788 km |
| Mean motion | 14.30820905 rev/day |
| RAAN | 262.7128° |
| Arg of perigee | 96.5318° |
| Mean anomaly | 263.6005° |
| B* | -7.7420e-6 |
| Rev at epoch | 57,658 |
1 40697U 15028A 26188.14475395 -.00000064 00000-0 -77420-5 0 99922 40697 98.5674 262.7128 0001223 96.5318 263.6005 14.30820905576580{
"OBJECT_NAME": "SENTINEL-2A",
"OBJECT_ID": "2015-028A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:28:26.741+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.30820905,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001223,
"INCLINATION": 98.5674,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 262.7128,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 96.5318,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 263.6005,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 40697,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 57658,
"BSTAR": -0.000007742,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -6.4e-7,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | SENTINEL-2A |
| Operator | European Commission DG-GROW Directorate I/2, Copernicus Unit / European Space AgencyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree |
| Country | European Union |
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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
| Mission purpose | — |
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