Launch Details

Launched	7 August 1989
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	European Space Agency
NORAD ID	20169
COSPAR ID	1989-062B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	7.357°
Eccentricity	0.71917
RA ascending node	0.634 hr
Argument perigee	243.045°
Mean anomaly	29.283°
Orbital period	636.004 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 07:03

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	508.9 km
Mean Altitude	18127.2 km
Peak Altitude	35745.5 km

Launched alongside

TVSAT 2 ARIANE 44LP R/B ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB