Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 40+ R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11096
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 40+ R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARIANE 40+ R/B
International designator: 1995-021B
Object number (NORAD): 23561
Object ID (CCSDS): 23561
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.029 minutes
Inclination: 98.4772 deg
SMA: 7138.004 km
Apoapsis: 764.34 km
Periapsis: 755.398 km
RAAN: 317.6835 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00062634
Argument of periapsis: 345.0102 deg
Mean anomaly: 189.1314 deg
Mean motion: 14.39585936 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000473 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016546454 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 11:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 40+ R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23561U 95021B 25248.96902102 .00000473 00000-0 16546-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 23561 98.4772 317.6835 0006263 345.0102 189.1314 14.39585936592669
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 40+ R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ARIANE 40+ R/B.
Associated space launch
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
ARIANE 40+ R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | ERS-2’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on April 21, 1995, 1:44 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | ERS-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 21, 1995, 1:44 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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