Key statistics
Satellite ERS 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12349
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
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 1 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ERS 1 DEB
International designator: 1991-050T
Object number (NORAD): 42669
Object ID (CCSDS): 42669
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.363 minutes
Inclination: 98.5684 deg
SMA: 6962.547 km
Apoapsis: 591.365 km
Periapsis: 577.458 km
RAAN: 134.9578 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009987
Argument of periapsis: 209.3633 deg
Mean anomaly: 150.7024 deg
Mean motion: 14.94344043 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0004179 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0038671 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 4:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ERS 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42669U 91050T 25127.66810399 .00041790 00000-0 38671-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 42669 98.5684 134.9578 0009987 209.3633 150.7024 14.94344043430681
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ERS 1 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ERS 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
ERS 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | ERS-1’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | ERS-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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