Key statistics
Satellite PROBA 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5886
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: 98.989 minutes
Inclination: 98.2372 deg
SMA: 7088.435 km
Apoapsis: 720.237 km
Periapsis: 700.364 km
RAAN: 168.4396 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014018
Argument of periapsis: 131.083 deg
Mean anomaly: 229.158 deg
Mean motion: 14.54712631 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000572 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001440779 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 11:15 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PROBA 2
TLE line 1: 1 36037U 09059B 25347.46913578 .00000572 00000-0 14408-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 36037 98.2372 168.4396 0014018 131.0830 229.1580 14.54712631854524
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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