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SENTINEL-3B

OperationalEarth ObservationLEO

Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.

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Launch

Launch date
April 25, 2018 at 05:57 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Operator
Eurockot Launch Services
Mission
Sentinel-3B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
803 km
Periapsis
802 km
Inclination
98.63°
Orbital period
100.93 min

Spacecraft

Operator
EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Users
Government
Launch mass
2,300 kg
Design lifetime
7 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-039A
NORAD catalog №
43437
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Status
Operational