Key statistics
Satellite ERS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10981
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: 99.246 minutes
Inclination: 98.6428 deg
SMA: 7100.73 km
Apoapsis: 725.096 km
Periapsis: 720.094 km
RAAN: 133.6351 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003522
Argument of periapsis: 171.679 deg
Mean anomaly: 218.0869 deg
Mean motion: 14.50936006 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002432 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00062748 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 10:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ERS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 31137U 95021D 25133.95720062 .00002432 00000-0 62748-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 31137 98.6428 133.6351 0003522 171.6790 218.0869 14.50936006114362
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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