Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 40+3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
11061
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
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+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: 93.735 minutes
Inclination: 98.2943 deg
SMA: 6835.367 km
Apoapsis: 463.542 km
Periapsis: 450.923 km
RAAN: 109.7164 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00092308
Argument of periapsis: 179.8986 deg
Mean anomaly: 180.2259 deg
Mean motion: 15.36243213 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00040825 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011518795 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 9:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 40+3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23608U 95033D 25289.89306891 .00040825 00000-0 11519-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 23608 98.2943 109.7164 0009231 179.8986 180.2259 15.36243213644637
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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