Key statistics
Satellite ERS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11036
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ERS 2 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ERS 2 DEB
International designator: 1995-021D
Object number (NORAD): 31137
Object ID (CCSDS): 31137
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.23 minutes
Inclination: 98.6432 deg
SMA: 7099.967 km
Apoapsis: 725.299 km
Periapsis: 718.366 km
RAAN: 190.1732 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004883
Argument of periapsis: 48.8969 deg
Mean anomaly: 338.0221 deg
Mean motion: 14.51169777 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001577 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00040915 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 11:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ERS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 31137U 95021D 25188.98279675 .00001577 00000-0 40915-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 31137 98.6432 190.1732 0004883 48.8969 338.0221 14.51169777122348
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ERS 2 DEB.
Associated space launch
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
ERS 2 DEB 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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