Key statistics
Satellite EUTE 2-F2 at a glance.
Uptime
12593
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EUTE 2-F2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EUTE 2-F2
International designator: 1991-003B
Object number (NORAD): 21056
Object ID (CCSDS): 21056
Country: EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (EUTELSAT) (EUTE)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1455.376 minutes
Inclination: 14.8014 deg
SMA: 42541.265 km
Apoapsis: 36187.179 km
Periapsis: 36139.082 km
RAAN: 4.1892 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005653
Argument of periapsis: 156.1673 deg
Mean anomaly: 17.161 deg
Mean motion: 0.98943474 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000249 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 4:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 6:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EUTE 2-F2
TLE line 1: 1 21056U 91003B 25186.77396561 -.00000249 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 21056 14.8014 4.1892 0005653 156.1673 17.1610 0.98943474112790
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EUTE 2-F2.
Associated space launch
Italy's first operational communications satellite was launched 15 January 1991 by an Ariane-44L H10 booster. Developed by a contractor team led by Alenia Spazio, Italsat carries ten active transponders plus five spares for 30/20 GHz and 50/40 GHz links with a capacity of 12,000 telephone circuits.
EUTE 2-F2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44L | Italsat 1’, on board a Ariane 44L space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 15, 1991, 11:10 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44L | Italsat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 15, 1991, 11:10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44L
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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