ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)
Launch
Launched on Aug 1, 1997 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, United States of America aboard a Pegasus XL.
Pegasus XL | OrbView-2 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:23 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
GeoEye
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launched
Aug 1, 1997
Mass
309 kg
Apogee
780 km
Perigee
775 km
Inclination
98.88°
Period
1.67 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR) across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
775 × 780 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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