Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
13054
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: 97.742 minutes
Inclination: 98.6826 deg
SMA: 7028.777 km
Apoapsis: 742.762 km
Periapsis: 558.522 km
RAAN: 66.6196 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01310609
Argument of periapsis: 126.4166 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.921 deg
Mean motion: 14.73272591 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003157 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00043459778 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 8:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 2
TLE line 1: 1 20436U 90005A 25291.85545684 .00003157 00000-0 43460-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 20436 98.6826 66.6196 0131061 126.4166 234.9210 14.73272591879789
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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