SENTINEL-5P (42969)

COSPAR: 2017-064A | Alt Name: Sentinel-5P

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 13, 2017

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC133/3

Launch Vehicle

Rokot

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

42969

International Designator

2017-064A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:50:38 GMT

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Inclination

98.79°

Right Ascension

127.13°

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Argument of Perigee

92.26°

Period

101.44 min

Mean Motion

14.20 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

SENTINEL-5P

Alternative Name

Sentinel-5P

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

COPERN/ESA

Country

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Latest TLEs

1 42969U 17064A   26185.11850532  .00000061  00000-0  50134-4 0  9999

2 42969  98.7927 127.1295 0001093  92.2641 267.8660 14.19521856451960

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Summary

The SENTINEL-5P satellite, also known as Sentinel-5 Precursor (OBJECT_ID: 2017-064A), is an Earth observation spacecraft launched on October 13, 2017, from the Plesetsk Launch Site in Russia using a Rokot launch vehicle. It was manufactured by ADSUK and has a configuration of AstroBus-L 250 M (AstroSat-250). The satellite features dimensions of 2.7 meters in length, a diameter of 2 meters, and spans 7 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. At launch, it weighed 820 kg with a dry mass of 738 kg. Its primary payload is the Tropomi instrument for Earth observation missions, supported by three deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. SENTINEL-5P's operational lifespan is projected to last for seven years and it belongs to the ownership of COPERN/ESA (Copernicus program of ESA). The spacecraft has a hexagonal cylindrical shape with three panels, and its mission focuses on monitoring Earth’s atmosphere.

Physical Characteristics

Length

2.7

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

738

Launch Mass

820

Shape

Hex cyl+3 pan

Radar Cross Section

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Visual Magnitude

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Color

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Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Sentinel-5 Precursor

Purpose

Earth observation

Mission

Earth observation

Manufacturer

ADSUK

Life Expectancy

7 years

Bus

AstroSat-L250M

Configuration

AstroBus-L 250 M (AstroSat-250)

Motor

AOCS

Equipment

Tropomi

Power System

3 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

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