Key statistics
Satellite TVSAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
13183
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: 1442.252 minutes
Inclination: 14.7007 deg
SMA: 42285.125 km
Apoapsis: 35952.168 km
Periapsis: 35861.813 km
RAAN: 357.9133 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00106841
Argument of periapsis: 191.91 deg
Mean anomaly: 109.4458 deg
Mean motion: 0.99843852 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000192 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 2:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TVSAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 20168U 89062A 25252.08903512 -.00000192 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 20168 14.7007 357.9133 0010684 191.9100 109.4458 0.99843852131698
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TVSAT 2.
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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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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