LAGEOS 2

LAGEOS 2 is a satellite operated by Italy, currently in medium Earth orbit near 5,623 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 222 minutes at an inclination of 52.7°. It was launched in 1992. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID

22195

COSPAR ID

1992-070B

Type

Satellite

Orbit

MEO

Perigee (lowest)

5,623 km

Apogee (highest)

5,958 km

Inclination

52.66°

Orbital period

222 min

Launch year

1992

Operator

Italy

Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-04.

About MEO orbit

Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.

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