EARTHCARE
Launch
Launched on May 28, 2024 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | EarthCARE →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 19:57 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 28, 2024
Mass
—
Apogee
401 km
Perigee
399 km
Inclination
97.05°
Period
1.54 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for EARTHCARE across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.3 km
Rate
+0.02 km/day
Now
399 × 401 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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