Key statistics
Satellite CRYOSAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5729
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
92.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CRYOSAT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CRYOSAT 2
International designator: 2010-013A
Object number (NORAD): 36508
Object ID (CCSDS): 36508
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.18 minutes
Inclination: 92.0259 deg
SMA: 7097.576 km
Apoapsis: 721.101 km
Periapsis: 717.781 km
RAAN: 232.3993 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002339
Argument of periapsis: 94.8694 deg
Mean anomaly: 265.278 deg
Mean motion: 14.51903312 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000226 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000055347655 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, 4:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CRYOSAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 36508U 10013A 25347.68672512 .00000226 00000-0 55348-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 36508 92.0259 232.3993 0002339 94.8694 265.2780 14.51903312831167
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CRYOSAT 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for CRYOSAT 2, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
CRYOSAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr 1 | Cryosat-2’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on April 8, 2010, 1:57 p.m. from 109/95.
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Dnepr 1 | Cryosat-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 8, 2010, 1:57 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 109/95
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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