Key statistics
Satellite TELECOM 2B at a glance.
Uptime
12136
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TELECOM 2B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TELECOM 2B
International designator: 1992-021A
Object number (NORAD): 21939
Object ID (CCSDS): 21939
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1447.122 minutes
Inclination: 14.4204 deg
SMA: 42380.261 km
Apoapsis: 36080.983 km
Periapsis: 35923.269 km
RAAN: 6.2876 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0018607
Argument of periapsis: 96.0128 deg
Mean anomaly: 276.5776 deg
Mean motion: 0.99507846 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TELECOM 2B
TLE line 1: 1 21939U 92021A 25187.54387682 -.00000027 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 21939 14.4204 6.2876 0018607 96.0128 276.5776 0.99507846113955
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TELECOM 2B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Télécom 2B and Inmarsat-2 F4 are French and International communications satellites operating in GEO.
TELECOM 2B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44L | Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4’, on board a Ariane 44L space rocket.
The launch took place on April 15, 1992, 11:25 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44L | Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 15, 1992, 11:25 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44L
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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