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SENTINEL-5P

OperationalEarth ObservationLEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
October 13, 2017 at 09:27 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Operator
Eurockot Launch Services
Mission
Sentinel-5P
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
828 km
Periapsis
826 km
Inclination
98.79°
Orbital period
101.44 min

Spacecraft

Operator
EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)
Manufacturer
Airbus Defense and Space
Users
Government
Launch mass
820 kg
Design lifetime
7 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-064A
NORAD catalog №
42969
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Status
Operational