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

12350

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 40 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ARIANE 40 R/B

International designator: 1991-050F

Object number (NORAD): 21610

Object ID (CCSDS): 21610

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.819 minutes

Inclination: 98.2418 deg

SMA: 7128.034 km

Apoapsis: 751.16 km

Periapsis: 748.638 km

RAAN: 186.6589 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0001769

Argument of periapsis: 280.1722 deg

Mean anomaly: 79.9269 deg

Mean motion: 14.42607241 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000045 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014821 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 5:36 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 40 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 21610U 91050F 25128.73389843 .00000450 00000-0 14821-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 21610 98.2418 186.6589 0001769 280.1722 79.9269 14.42607241775026

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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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-27 21:30:46	0.0001372255	406.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.

ARIANE 40 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | ERS-1’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.

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Ariane 40 | ERS-1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 40

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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