ARIANE 40 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ARIANE 40 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

13110

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 40 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ARIANE 40 R/B

International designator: 1990-005H

Object number (NORAD): 20443

Object ID (CCSDS): 20443

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.014 minutes

Inclination: 98.3243 deg

SMA: 7137.302 km

Apoapsis: 767.197 km

Periapsis: 751.138 km

RAAN: 44.3768 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00112502

Argument of periapsis: 107.2835 deg

Mean anomaly: 252.9585 deg

Mean motion: 14.39798179 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000509 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00017553846 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

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

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 40 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 20443U 90005H 25346.18326970 .00000509 00000-0 17554-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 20443 98.3243 44.3768 0011250 107.2835 252.9585 14.39798179880214

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 40 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ARIANE 40 R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-05-31 09:34:29	0.0003391583	179.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-05-26 05:11:37	0.0002482311	765.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-02-25 19:06:38	0.0002728507	324.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-01-06 19:52:03	0.0001208376	923.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-07-06 18:09:20	0.000166175	107.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

French Earth observation satellite

ARIANE 40 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | SPOT 2’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.

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Ariane 40 | SPOT 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 22, 1990, 1:35 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 40

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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