Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
14379
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: 100.482 minutes
Inclination: 98.2369 deg
SMA: 7159.551 km
Apoapsis: 789.352 km
Periapsis: 773.48 km
RAAN: 211.4415 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011085
Argument of periapsis: 342.4423 deg
Mean anomaly: 126.8746 deg
Mean motion: 14.33092068 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000189 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000083719 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 3:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 16615U 86019C 25186.63606435 .00000189 00000-0 83719-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 16615 98.2369 211.4415 0011085 342.4423 126.8746 14.33092068 60245
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.
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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