Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA) at a glance.
Uptime
12706
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 3.8
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
5.1
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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: 376.671 minutes
Inclination: 5.1281 deg
SMA: 17276.986 km
Apoapsis: 21400.969 km
Periapsis: 396.733 km
RAAN: 128.358 deg
Eccentricy: 0.6078675
Argument of periapsis: 358.045 deg
Mean anomaly: 0.3737 deg
Mean motion: 3.82296922 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003356 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0034523 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 4:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA)
TLE line 1: 1 20718U 90063D 25126.69367504 .00003356 00000-0 34523-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 20718 5.1281 128.3580 6078675 358.0450 0.3737 3.82296922406326
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA).
In-orbit conjunctions
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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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