PROMETHEUS 2-6

Photo PROMETHEUS 2-6

44386
Spacetrack Directory Number
2019-06-25
Orbit launches
2022-02-12
963 Days in orbit
434.44 km
Average height
27555.36 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information PROMETHEUS 2-6

Spacetrack Directory Name PROMETHEUS 2-6
Orbit launches 2019-06-25
Deorbitation date 2022-02-12
Days in orbit 963
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
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Perigee 298 km
Apogee 707 km

Additional information PROMETHEUS 2-6

Improving from lessons learned on Block 1. Replacing single coil with 3 torque rods, increasing momentum wheel storage, adding star field sensor, adding GPS receiver. Possibility to add 1.5U payload at the end of the satellite.



Average orbit height PROMETHEUS 2-6

Average velocity PROMETHEUS 2-6

Average inclination PROMETHEUS 2-6

Mean right ascension of the ascending node (RAAN) PROMETHEUS 2-6

Mean argument of perigee PROMETHEUS 2-6

Mean semi-major axis of the orbit PROMETHEUS 2-6

Mean orbital eccentricity PROMETHEUS 2-6

Update time: 2026-07-28 21:11:07