Key statistics
Satellite ERS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
11035
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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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: 1995-021F
Object number (NORAD): 35392
Object ID (CCSDS): 35392
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.186 minutes
Inclination: 98.2736 deg
SMA: 7097.837 km
Apoapsis: 722.952 km
Periapsis: 716.452 km
RAAN: 156.9297 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004579
Argument of periapsis: 86.3509 deg
Mean anomaly: 273.821 deg
Mean motion: 14.51823251 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002521 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006372 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 4:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 9:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ERS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 35392U 95021F 25186.88664703 .00002521 00000-0 63720-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 35392 98.2736 156.9297 0004579 86.3509 273.8210 14.51823251918928
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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