Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 40 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
12892
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 40 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARIANE 40 R/B
International designator: 1990-005H
Object number (NORAD): 20443
Object ID (CCSDS): 20443
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.027 minutes
Inclination: 98.3478 deg
SMA: 7137.912 km
Apoapsis: 767.557 km
Periapsis: 751.998 km
RAAN: 193.7262 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010899
Argument of periapsis: 45.0352 deg
Mean anomaly: 315.1718 deg
Mean motion: 14.39613679 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000372 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013256 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 6:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 40 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 20443U 90005H 25129.76148848 .00000372 00000-0 13256-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 20443 98.3478 193.7262 0010899 45.0352 315.1718 14.39613679849073
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 40 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ARIANE 40 R/B.
Associated space launch
French Earth observation satellite
ARIANE 40 R/B 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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