SENTINEL-3A (41335)

COSPAR: 2016-011A | Alt Name: Sentinel-3A

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 16, 2016

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC133/3

Launch Vehicle

Rokot

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

41335

International Designator

2016-011A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:11:42 GMT

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Inclination

98.62°

Right Ascension

252.40°

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Argument of Perigee

93.95°

Period

100.93 min

Mean Motion

14.27 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

SENTINEL-3A

Alternative Name

Sentinel-3A

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

COPERN/ESA

Country

Constellation

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Latest TLEs

1 41335U 16011A   26185.25813103  .00000126  00000-0  70194-4 0  9994

2 41335  98.6242 252.3961 0001421  93.9550 266.1793 14.26737477540490

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Summary

The Sentinel-3A satellite, designated NORAD_CAT_ID 41335 and OBJECT_ID 2016-011A, is an Earth observation satellite focusing on ocean monitoring. It was manufactured by THALES for the owner COPERN/ESA and launched on February 16, 2016, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (PLMSC) using a Rokot launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 3.7 meters in length, 2.2 meters in diameter, and spans 5 meters when fully deployed. It carries multiple equipment including OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL, MWR, GNSS receiver, laser tracking mirror, and Doris receiver for its mission. With a dry mass of 1150 kg and an initial launch mass of 1250 kg, Sentinel-3A is powered by deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its shape is described as "Box + 1 pan," and it has a lifetime expectancy of 7 years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.7

Diameter

2.2

Span

Dry Mass

1150

Launch Mass

1250

Shape

Box + 1 pan

Radar Cross Section

3.9811

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Sentinel-3A

Purpose

Earth observation (Ocean)

Mission

Earth observation (Ocean)

Manufacturer

THALES

Life Expectancy

7 years

Bus

Sentinel-3A

Configuration

Prima Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL, MWR, GNSS receiver, laser tracking mirror, Doris receiver

Power System

Deployable solar array, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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