Key statistics
Satellite TUBSAT A at a glance.
Uptime
12462
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TUBSAT A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TUBSAT A
International designator: 1991-050D
Object number (NORAD): 21577
Object ID (CCSDS): 21577
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.972 minutes
Inclination: 98.4208 deg
SMA: 7135.308 km
Apoapsis: 762.327 km
Periapsis: 752.019 km
RAAN: 310.8637 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00072234
Argument of periapsis: 64.279 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.9143 deg
Mean motion: 14.40401778 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000188 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000072811312 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 6:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TUBSAT A
TLE line 1: 1 21577U 91050D 25240.77122447 .00000188 00000-0 72811-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 21577 98.4208 310.8637 0007223 64.2790 295.9143 14.40401778791281
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TUBSAT A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
TUBSAT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | ERS-1’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | ERS-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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