SARSAT 13 (METOP-B)
NORAD 38771 · 2012-049A
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- EUME
- Launch date
- 2012-09-17
- Launch site
- TYMSC
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- 13.65
Purposes: earth_obs
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-09-27T06:08:18.516768Z
- Period
- 101.30 min
- Inclination
- 98.6395°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003219
- Mean motion
- 14.21461372 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 818.1 km
- Apogee alt
- 822.7 km
- Semi-major
- 7,198.6 km
- B*
- 5.1073e-5
- RAAN
- 319.6648°
- Arg perigee
- 66.2109°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.9406°
- Rev number
- 72,776
§ Raw data
SARSAT 13 (METOP-B)1 38771U 12049A 26270.25576987 .00000068 00000+0 51073-4 0 99912 38771 98.6395 319.6648 0003219 66.2109 293.9406 14.21461372727767
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/38771 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHRPT | AHRPT Downlink | 1.701 GHz | — |
| BPSK | ARGOS-3 | 465.988 MHz | — |
| BPSK PMT-A3 | ARGOS-3 A-DCS 465.9875MHz | 465.988 MHz | — |
| CW | Beacon | 2.230 GHz | — |
| FM | Mode X (active over Norway) | 7.800 GHz | — |
| BPSK | SARSAT L-Band | 1.545 GHz | — |
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