SPOT 2, 20436
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPOT 2, 20436 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 22 Jan 1990 UTC via an ARIANE 40 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
MMS/Toulouse
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SPOT, SPOT AOCS
Mass
1,900 kg wet, 1,750 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 1 Pan, 8.2 m
Radar Cross Section
10.464 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 SPOT 2
1 20436U 90005A 25124.80879403 .00001911 00000-0 27154-3 0 9996
2 20436 98.6589 248.3123 0130386 291.7051 67.0315 14.72649195855199Epoch: 2025-05-04T19:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T19:24:39.804Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
94.21507°
Altitude
620.853 km
Speed
7.567 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 33m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
5.62441°
Longitude
-84.2432°
Altitude
693.475 km
Speed
7.489 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 31m 31s
Apparent Declination
-16° 23' 57"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:47:05
Azimuth
40.333° NE
Elevation
-61.319°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1990 (1990-01-22 UTC)
SPOT 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-05-05 20:27:17.632Z | 35.447° NE | 2025-05-05 20:31:17.632Z | 101.373° ESE | 29.851° | 2025-05-05 20:35:17.632Z | 162.025° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-05 22:05:17.632Z | 333.018° NNW | 2025-05-05 22:07:17.632Z | 300.206° NW | 23.427° | 2025-05-05 22:11:17.632Z | 240.89° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-06 07:26:17.632Z | 117.485° SE | 2025-05-06 07:29:17.632Z | 57.158° ENE | 27.209° | 2025-05-06 07:32:17.632Z | 11.504° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-06 09:03:17.632Z | 224.341° SW | 2025-05-06 09:05:17.632Z | 259.916° W | 23.189° | 2025-05-06 09:09:17.632Z | 319.7° NNW |
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