Key statistics
Satellite PROBA 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5666
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: 99.0 minutes
Inclination: 98.2379 deg
SMA: 7089.0 km
Apoapsis: 721.172 km
Periapsis: 700.558 km
RAAN: 312.1297 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001454
Argument of periapsis: 92.4532 deg
Mean anomaly: 267.833 deg
Mean motion: 14.54538778 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000332 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088351 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PROBA 2
TLE line 1: 1 36037U 09059B 25127.89915406 .00000332 00000-0 88351-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 36037 98.2379 312.1297 0014540 92.4532 267.8330 14.54538778822602
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PROBA 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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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).
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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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