ARIANE 1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ARIANE 1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

14540

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 1 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: ARIANE 1 DEB

International designator: 1986-019D

Object number (NORAD): 16616

Object ID (CCSDS): 16616

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.619 minutes

Inclination: 98.2638 deg

SMA: 7166.061 km

Apoapsis: 794.117 km

Periapsis: 781.735 km

RAAN: 346.2503 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00086394

Argument of periapsis: 68.8926 deg

Mean anomaly: 302.2121 deg

Mean motion: 14.31139778 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000695 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00027906184 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:01 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 16616U 86019D 25346.25102492 .00000695 00000-0 27906-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 16616 98.2638 346.2503 0008639 68.8926 302.2121 14.31139778 71504

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 1 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ARIANE 1 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-26 05:54:33 0.0002816047 592.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-24 07:00:27 0.001644923 36.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

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

ARIANE 1 DEB 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).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Ariane 1 | SPOT 1 & Viking
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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