Key statistics
Satellite PROBA 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5834
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: 98.993 minutes
Inclination: 98.2397 deg
SMA: 7088.636 km
Apoapsis: 719.089 km
Periapsis: 701.914 km
RAAN: 117.6726 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00121138
Argument of periapsis: 295.997 deg
Mean anomaly: 63.9979 deg
Mean motion: 14.54650642 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000481 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012314945 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 10:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PROBA 2
TLE line 1: 1 36037U 09059B 25295.94974897 .00000481 00000-0 12315-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 36037 98.2397 117.6726 0012114 295.9970 63.9979 14.54650642847031
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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