TVSAT 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TVSAT 2 at a glance.

Uptime

13058

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

14.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for TVSAT 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TVSAT 2

International designator: 1989-062A

Object number (NORAD): 20168

Object ID (CCSDS): 20168

Country: GERMANY (GER)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 1442.231 minutes

Inclination: 14.7037 deg

SMA: 42284.72 km

Apoapsis: 35921.279 km

Periapsis: 35891.891 km

RAAN: 358.8527 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0003475

Argument of periapsis: 165.7564 deg

Mean anomaly: 12.197 deg

Mean motion: 0.99845287 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000298 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 1:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TVSAT 2

TLE line 1: 1 20168U 89062A 25128.56294928 -.00000298 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 20168 14.7037 358.8527 0003475 165.7564 12.1970 0.99845287130468

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TVSAT 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

German geostationary communications satellite

TVSAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44LP | TV-Sat 2’, on board a Ariane 44LP space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 8, 1989, 11:25 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.

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Launch to space Ariane 44LP | TV-Sat 2
Ariane 44LP | TV-Sat 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 8, 1989, 11:25 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 44LP

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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