Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA) at a glance.
Uptime
12767
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 3.8
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
5.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA)
International designator: 1990-063D
Object number (NORAD): 20718
Object ID (CCSDS): 20718
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 376.322 minutes
Inclination: 5.1568 deg
SMA: 17266.321 km
Apoapsis: 21386.542 km
Periapsis: 389.829 km
RAAN: 82.2364 deg
Eccentricy: 0.6080251
Argument of periapsis: 89.7727 deg
Mean anomaly: 335.0569 deg
Mean motion: 3.82651186 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002991 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0028345 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:42 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA)
TLE line 1: 1 20718U 90063D 25187.07084400 .00002991 00000-0 28345-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 20718 5.1568 82.2364 6080251 89.7727 335.0569 3.82651186408634
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA).
Associated space launch
French and German direct broadcasting satellites
ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA) 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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