Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
13110
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: 97.73 minutes
Inclination: 98.6878 deg
SMA: 7028.211 km
Apoapsis: 740.714 km
Periapsis: 559.437 km
RAAN: 124.9033 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01289644
Argument of periapsis: 315.8097 deg
Mean anomaly: 43.2863 deg
Mean motion: 14.73450704 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001389 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019678669 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:41 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 2
TLE line 1: 1 20436U 90005A 25346.32022072 .00001389 00000-0 19679-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 20436 98.6878 124.9033 0128964 315.8097 43.2863 14.73450704887800
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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