Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA) at a glance.
Uptime
12822
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: 375.861 minutes
Inclination: 5.2113 deg
SMA: 17252.235 km
Apoapsis: 21378.742 km
Periapsis: 369.457 km
RAAN: 39.0784 deg
Eccentricy: 0.60888592
Argument of periapsis: 175.3004 deg
Mean anomaly: 195.4777 deg
Mean motion: 3.83119915 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007954 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.006060229 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 8:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA)
TLE line 1: 1 20718U 90063D 25242.86538811 .00007954 00000-0 60602-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 20718 5.2113 39.0784 6088859 175.3004 195.4777 3.83119915410776
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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