ERS 2 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ERS 2 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

11145

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

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 ERS 2 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: ERS 2 DEB

International designator: 1995-021G

Object number (NORAD): 35393

Object ID (CCSDS): 35393

Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.001 minutes

Inclination: 98.4872 deg

SMA: 7089.004 km

Apoapsis: 713.252 km

Periapsis: 708.486 km

RAAN: 268.5708 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00033617

Argument of periapsis: 320.9509 deg

Mean anomaly: 69.0089 deg

Mean motion: 14.54537528 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004922 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0011647163 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 9:08 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ERS 2 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 35393U 95021G 25297.88104428 .00004922 00000-0 11647-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 35393 98.4872 268.5708 0003362 320.9509 69.0089 14.54537528167988

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ERS 2 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ERS 2 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-10-08 13:52:23 0.0002392718 110.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-03-12 22:03:58 0.0001793995 225.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-07-25 17:04:18 0.000737915 48.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Ariane 40 | ERS-2
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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