SENTINEL-6A is a payload in LEO orbit, operated by European Commission DG-GROW Directorate I/2, Copernicus Unit / European Space Agency, launched 2020.
| Orbit class | LEO |
| Inclination | 66.0416° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007835 |
| Period | 112.4 min |
| Apogee | 1,344 km |
| Perigee | 1,332 km |
| Mean motion | 12.80930149 rev/day |
| RAAN | 93.5889° |
| Arg of perigee | 270.0365° |
| Mean anomaly | 89.9753° |
| B* | 6.6482e-5 |
| Rev at epoch | 26,288 |
1 46984U 20086A 26188.15099897 -.00000046 00000-0 66482-4 0 99912 46984 66.0416 93.5889 0007835 270.0365 89.9753 12.80930149262888{
"OBJECT_NAME": "SENTINEL-6A",
"OBJECT_ID": "2020-086A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:37:26.311+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 12.80930149,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0007835,
"INCLINATION": 66.0416,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 93.5889,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 270.0365,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 89.9753,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 46984,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 26288,
"BSTAR": 0.000066482,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -4.6e-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-6A |
| 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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