Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 40 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11709
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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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: 1993-061H
Object number (NORAD): 22830
Object ID (CCSDS): 22830
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.507 minutes
Inclination: 98.5147 deg
SMA: 7160.727 km
Apoapsis: 790.124 km
Periapsis: 775.061 km
RAAN: 355.4974 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00105182
Argument of periapsis: 359.4352 deg
Mean anomaly: 0.6819 deg
Mean motion: 14.32738893 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000377 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015418689 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 10:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 40 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 22830U 93061H 25288.93471632 .00000377 00000-0 15419-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 22830 98.5147 355.4974 0010518 359.4352 0.6819 14.32738893673372
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.
Associated space launch
The satellites SPOT 1, 2 and 3 (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre) were the first generation of SPOT earth observation satellites operated by Spot Image.
ARIANE 40 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | SPOT 3’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 26, 1993, 1:45 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | SPOT 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 26, 1993, 1:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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