Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
12888
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: 97.783 minutes
Inclination: 98.6589 deg
SMA: 7030.749 km
Apoapsis: 744.287 km
Periapsis: 560.941 km
RAAN: 249.3986 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0130389
Argument of periapsis: 288.472 deg
Mean anomaly: 70.2351 deg
Mean motion: 14.72652764 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000168 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023991 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 7:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 2
TLE line 1: 1 20436U 90005A 25125.82796341 .00001680 00000-0 23991-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 20436 98.6589 249.3986 0130389 288.4720 70.2351 14.72652764855345
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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