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SENTINEL-6A

SENTINEL-6A is an object launched in 2020 in a low earth orbit, between 1,332 and 1,344 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 112 minutes, about 12.8 times a day, on a path tilted 66.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 66° latitude.

Height

1,332-1,344 km

One orbit

112 min

Inclination

66.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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