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SENTINEL-2B

SENTINEL-2B is an object launched in 2017 in a low earth orbit, between 788 and 790 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 101 minutes, about 14.3 times a day, on a path tilted 98.6° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 81° latitude.

Height

788-790 km

One orbit

101 min

Inclination

98.6°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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