Key statistics
Satellite SENTINEL 5P at a glance.
Uptime
2825
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SENTINEL 5P.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SENTINEL 5P
International designator: 2017-064A
Object number (NORAD): 42969
Object ID (CCSDS): 42969
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.442 minutes
Inclination: 98.7584 deg
SMA: 7205.076 km
Apoapsis: 827.866 km
Periapsis: 826.016 km
RAAN: 128.9903 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001284
Argument of periapsis: 93.2804 deg
Mean anomaly: 266.8519 deg
Mean motion: 14.19531077 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000031418 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 7:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SENTINEL 5P
TLE line 1: 1 42969U 17064A 25188.80906371 .00000022 00000-0 31418-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42969 98.7584 128.9903 0001284 93.2804 266.8519 14.19531077400702
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SENTINEL 5P.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Sentinel-5P, also known as Sentinel-5 Precursor, is an Earth observation satellite developed by European space agency as a part of Copernicus Programme. Being the first mission of the program dedicated to monitoring air pollution, Sentinel-5P is tasked to perform atmospheric measurements relating to air quality, climate forcing, ozone and UV radiation.
SENTINEL 5P was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | Sentinel-5P’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 13, 2017, 9:27 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot / Briz-KM | Sentinel-5P
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 13, 2017, 9:27 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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