Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 44L+ DEB (SPELDA) at a glance.
Uptime
12296
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 4.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
4.2
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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: 1992-021D
Object number (NORAD): 21942
Object ID (CCSDS): 21942
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 351.435 minutes
Inclination: 4.2166 deg
SMA: 16496.445 km
Apoapsis: 19923.824 km
Periapsis: 312.795 km
RAAN: 167.2591 deg
Eccentricy: 0.59440168
Argument of periapsis: 138.6283 deg
Mean anomaly: 286.5007 deg
Mean motion: 4.09748356 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00016355 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0052192975 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44L+ DEB (SPELDA)
TLE line 1: 1 21942U 92021D 25347.67060069 .00016355 00000-0 52193-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 21942 4.2166 167.2591 5944017 138.6283 286.5007 4.09748356390647
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 44L+ DEB (SPELDA).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Télécom 2B and Inmarsat-2 F4 are French and International communications satellites operating in GEO.
ARIANE 44L+ DEB (SPELDA) 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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