Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
13005
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SPOT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SPOT 2
International designator: 1990-005A
Object number (NORAD): 20436
Object ID (CCSDS): 20436
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.76 minutes
Inclination: 98.6751 deg
SMA: 7029.675 km
Apoapsis: 742.731 km
Periapsis: 560.35 km
RAAN: 14.2781 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01297218
Argument of periapsis: 280.6303 deg
Mean anomaly: 78.0316 deg
Mean motion: 14.72990186 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001667 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023648572 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 2
TLE line 1: 1 20436U 90005A 25242.88209218 .00001667 00000-0 23649-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 20436 98.6751 14.2781 0129722 280.6303 78.0316 14.72990186872572
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SPOT 2.
Associated space launch
French Earth observation satellite
SPOT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | SPOT 2’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | SPOT 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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