Satellite · NORAD 46984 · COSPAR 2020-086A
SENTINEL-6A
- Operator European Space Agency
- Constellation Copernicus Sentinel
- Country —
Altitude now
1,342.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.19km/s
Inclination
66.04°
Period
112.4 min
112.4 min
Perigee
1,332km
Apogee
1,344km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:14 UTC (6.7 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 23.009° S
- Longitude
- 159.104° W
- Altitude
- 1342.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.187 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:14 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Copernicus Sentinel via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 21 Nov 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-086
Objects from the same launch · 1
- FALCON 9 R/B46985Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → ESA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 46984
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-086A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX2MW147E7D5J081A94
- Canonical slug
- sentinel-6a-46984
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.