Key statistics
Satellite DFS 2 at a glance.
Uptime
12826
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DFS 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DFS 2
International designator: 1990-063B
Object number (NORAD): 20706
Object ID (CCSDS): 20706
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1446.58 minutes
Inclination: 14.4682 deg
SMA: 42369.67 km
Apoapsis: 36015.733 km
Periapsis: 35967.338 km
RAAN: 5.7803 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005711
Argument of periapsis: 247.0303 deg
Mean anomaly: 166.6364 deg
Mean motion: 0.99545156 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000112 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DFS 2
TLE line 1: 1 20706U 90063B 25245.45836810 -.00000112 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 20706 14.4682 5.7803 0005711 247.0303 166.6364 0.99545156120063
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DFS 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
French and German direct broadcasting satellites
DFS 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44L | TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2’, on board a Ariane 44L space rocket.
The launch took place on July 24, 1990, 10:25 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44L | TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 24, 1990, 10:25 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44L
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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