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LAGEOS 2 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 22195)
Track LAGEOS 2 (NORAD catalog number 22195) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It is object B of 1992's 70th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 1992-070B). As of this element set it had completed roughly 79,964 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 5.80 km/s, LAGEOS 2 operates in medium Earth orbit at roughly 5,623–5,959 km altitude, taking about 3.7 hours per revolution (6.47 orbits a day). The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0138). Inclined 52.6° to the equator, it overflies every latitude up to about 53° north and south. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 225.4°. Earth's equatorial bulge drifts that plane westward about 0.63° per day.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | medium Earth orbit (MEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~5,623 km × 5,959 km |
| Inclination | 52.64° |
| Orbital period | 222.5 min (6.47 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.01380 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-08-21 |
| COSPAR designation | 1992-070B |
| NORAD catalog number | 22195 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
LAGEOS 2 is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see LAGEOS 2 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude LAGEOS 2 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of LAGEOS 2 in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- TDRS 6 (NORAD 22314)
- SCD 1 (NORAD 22490)
- TDRS 5 (NORAD 21639)
- UFO 2 (USA 95) (NORAD 22787)
- STELLA (NORAD 22824)
- EYESAT A (AO-27) (NORAD 22825)
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