ARIANE 1 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ARIANE 1 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

14496

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 1 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ARIANE 1 R/B

International designator: 1986-019C

Object number (NORAD): 16615

Object ID (CCSDS): 16615

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.476 minutes

Inclination: 98.2307 deg

SMA: 7159.262 km

Apoapsis: 789.257 km

Periapsis: 772.997 km

RAAN: 322.6218 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00113557

Argument of periapsis: 353.6297 deg

Mean anomaly: 126.7336 deg

Mean motion: 14.33178849 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000405 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00016222581 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 3 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 30, 2025, 12:18 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 1 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 16615U 86019C 25303.51313583 .00000405 00000-0 16223-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 16615 98.2307 322.6218 0011356 353.6297 126.7336 14.33178849 76981

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 1 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ARIANE 1 R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 11 DEB	SSO	2025-01-26 13:26:26	0.0002334339	316.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-01-26 07:35:15	0.0001218772	596.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-08 06:11:20	0.0001021799	155.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-11-12 21:51:47	0.0002335553	994.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-09-22 14:35:42	0.0005873113	104.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

SPOT 1 is a French Earth observation satellite. Viking is Sweden's first satellite.

ARIANE 1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 1 | SPOT 1 & Viking’, on board a Ariane 1 space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 22, 1986, 1:44 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).

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Ariane 1 | SPOT 1 & Viking

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 22, 1986, 1:44 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 1

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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