Key statistics
Satellite ERS 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12568
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
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: 94.272 minutes
Inclination: 98.5587 deg
SMA: 6861.43 km
Apoapsis: 485.857 km
Periapsis: 480.733 km
RAAN: 17.3378 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00037342
Argument of periapsis: 216.9073 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.1907 deg
Mean motion: 15.27498487 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0019052 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0069105002 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ERS 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42669U 91050T 25346.07809571 .00190520 00000-0 69105-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 42669 98.5587 17.3378 0003734 216.9073 143.1907 15.27498487463547
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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