Key statistics
Satellite TVSAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
13123
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: 1442.089 minutes
Inclination: 14.7014 deg
SMA: 42281.929 km
Apoapsis: 35937.273 km
Periapsis: 35870.315 km
RAAN: 358.3599 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007918
Argument of periapsis: 173.4754 deg
Mean anomaly: 19.83 deg
Mean motion: 0.99855173 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000046 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 13, 2025, 2:53 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 12, 2025, 4:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TVSAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 20168U 89062A 25193.70457938 -.00000046 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 20168 14.7014 358.3599 0007918 173.4754 19.8300 0.99855173131119
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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