Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
14880
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 3.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
7.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 3 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARIANE 3 R/B
International designator: 1985-015C
Object number (NORAD): 15562
Object ID (CCSDS): 15562
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 466.373 minutes
Inclination: 7.0671 deg
SMA: 19921.218 km
Apoapsis: 26781.858 km
Periapsis: 304.307 km
RAAN: 316.8861 deg
Eccentricy: 0.66455655
Argument of periapsis: 297.8428 deg
Mean anomaly: 10.9472 deg
Mean motion: 3.08765625 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006927 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0031656746 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 2:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 15562U 85015C 25306.11581439 .00006927 00000-0 31657-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 15562 7.0671 316.8861 6645566 297.8428 10.9472 3.08765625358352
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 3 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Geostationary communications satellites
ARIANE 3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 3 | Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1’, on board a Ariane 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 8, 1985, 11:22 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 3 | Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 8, 1985, 11:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 3
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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