Key statistics
Satellite PROBA 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5784
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PROBA 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PROBA 2
International designator: 2009-059B
Object number (NORAD): 36037
Object ID (CCSDS): 36037
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.996 minutes
Inclination: 98.2407 deg
SMA: 7088.793 km
Apoapsis: 720.917 km
Periapsis: 700.399 km
RAAN: 67.9183 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00144718
Argument of periapsis: 89.4281 deg
Mean anomaly: 270.8575 deg
Mean motion: 14.54602493 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000059 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014858154 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:02 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PROBA 2
TLE line 1: 1 36037U 09059B 25245.46026217 .00000590 00000-0 14858-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 36037 98.2407 67.9183 0014472 89.4281 270.8575 14.54602493839692
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PROBA 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for PROBA 2, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) is a earth observation satellite operated by ESA. It is intented to provide new insights into Earth's water cycle and climate.
PROBA 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 2, 2009, 1:50 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 2, 2009, 1:50 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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