Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 42P R/B at a glance.
Uptime
12711
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 4.9
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
7.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 42P R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARIANE 42P R/B
International designator: 1990-100C
Object number (NORAD): 20947
Object ID (CCSDS): 20947
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 292.244 minutes
Inclination: 7.0423 deg
SMA: 14587.822 km
Apoapsis: 16259.796 km
Periapsis: 159.578 km
RAAN: 187.9908 deg
Eccentricy: 0.55183762
Argument of periapsis: 17.8073 deg
Mean anomaly: 355.5964 deg
Mean motion: 4.92739169 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00330299 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0019497221 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 42P R/B
TLE line 1: 1 20947U 90100C 25250.64913683 .00330299 34914-6 19497-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 20947 7.0423 187.9908 5518376 17.8073 355.5964 4.92739169368186
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 42P R/B.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellites
ARIANE 42P R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 42P | Satcom C1 & GStar 4’, on board a Ariane 42P space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 20, 1990, 11:11 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 42P | Satcom C1 & GStar 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 20, 1990, 11:11 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 42P
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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