Sentinel-3B

Sentinel-3B is a European Space Agency Earth observation satellite dedicated to oceanography which launched on 25 April 2018. It was built as a part of the Copernicus Programme, and is the second (after Sentinel-3A, launched 16 February 2016) of four planned Sentinel-3 satellites.

Sentinel-3B
Vector drawing of the Sentinel-3
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorESA · EUMETSAT
COSPAR ID2018-039A
SATCAT no.43437
WebsiteSentinel-3 (ESA)
Mission durationPlanned: 7 years
Elapsed: 5 years, 9 months, 16 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSentinel-3
BusPrima
ManufacturerThales Alenia Space
Launch mass1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
Dry mass1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
Dimensions3.9 × 2.2 × 2.2 m (12.8 × 7.2 × 7.2 ft)
Power2,300 watts
Start of mission
Launch date25 April 2018, 17:57:51 (2018-04-25UTC17:57:51) UTC
RocketRokot
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 133
ContractorEurockot Launch Services
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Semi-major axis7,180.77 km (4,461.92 mi)
Eccentricity0.0001027
Perigee altitude801.90 km (498.28 mi)
Apogee altitude803.38 km (499.20 mi)
Inclination98.6276°
Period100.93 min
RAAN183.84°
Argument of perigee96.39°
Mean motion14.26 rev/day
Repeat interval27 days
Epoch25 April 2018, 20:50:15 UTC
Transponders
BandS band (TT&C support)
X band (science data)
BandwidthS band: 64 kbit/s uplink, 1 Mbit/s downlink
X band: 2 × 280 Mbit/s
 
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