Key statistics
Satellite HIPPARCOS at a glance.
Uptime
13183
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.3
Per day
Orbit
GTO
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Inclination
6.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for HIPPARCOS.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: HIPPARCOS
International designator: 1989-062B
Object number (NORAD): 20169
Object ID (CCSDS): 20169
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 636.133 minutes
Inclination: 6.8305 deg
SMA: 24501.477 km
Apoapsis: 35739.597 km
Periapsis: 507.087 km
RAAN: 64.5686 deg
Eccentricy: 0.71898746
Argument of periapsis: 132.6902 deg
Mean anomaly: 316.0697 deg
Mean motion: 2.26367646 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00088252842 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 11:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HIPPARCOS
TLE line 1: 1 20169U 89062B 25251.99913773 -.00000019 00000-0 88253-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 20169 6.8305 64.5686 7189875 132.6902 316.0697 2.26367646262986
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite HIPPARCOS.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
German geostationary communications satellite
HIPPARCOS 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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