Payload (satellite)
SENTINEL-5P: live position and orbit
OperationalEuropean Space Agency
SENTINEL-5P is a satellite launched 2017-10-13 by European Space Agency.
Facts
NORAD ID42969
International designator2017-064A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerEuropean Space Agency
Launch date2017-10-13
Launch sitePlesetsk, Russia
Orbital period101.4 min
Inclination98.8°
Apogee828 km
Perigee826 km
About
Sentinel-5 Precursor (Sentinel-5P) is an Earth observation satellite developed by ESA as part of the Copernicus Programme to close the gap in continuity of observations between Envisat and Sentinel-5. It was launched in October 2017, and has a design life of 7 years. The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (Tropomi) provides the most detailed methane emissions monitoring available.