Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 40+3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
10899
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
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 40+3 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARIANE 40+3 R/B
International designator: 1995-033D
Object number (NORAD): 23608
Object ID (CCSDS): 23608
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.152 minutes
Inclination: 98.2859 deg
SMA: 6855.63 km
Apoapsis: 484.639 km
Periapsis: 470.351 km
RAAN: 289.5653 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010421
Argument of periapsis: 27.8807 deg
Mean anomaly: 332.2987 deg
Mean motion: 15.29437367 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00021107 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00074012 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 10:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 40+3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23608U 95033D 25128.92139167 .00021107 00000-0 74012-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 23608 98.2859 289.5653 0010421 27.8807 332.2987 15.29437367619984
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 40+3 R/B.
Associated space launch
The Helios program is Europe's military optical reconnaissance system consisting of both a space and a ground segment, which commenced service in 1995, jointly funded by the French, Italian and Spanish governments. The Helios I optical observation satellites, launched in July 1995 and December 1999 respectively, can acquire high resolution images of any point on the globe, with daily revisit capability.
ARIANE 40+3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | Helios 1A’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 7, 1995, 4:23 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | Helios 1A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 7, 1995, 4:23 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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