Key statistics
Satellite DFS 2 at a glance.
Uptime
12927
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: 1446.485 minutes
Inclination: 14.505 deg
SMA: 42367.819 km
Apoapsis: 36025.692 km
Periapsis: 35953.675 km
RAAN: 5.0446 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008499
Argument of periapsis: 263.7527 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.3073 deg
Mean motion: 0.99551682 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000075 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 6:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DFS 2
TLE line 1: 1 20706U 90063B 25345.77908288 -.00000075 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 20706 14.5050 5.0446 0008499 263.7527 103.3073 0.99551682121065
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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