Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 44LP DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12659
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.9
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
8.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 44LP DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ARIANE 44LP DEB
International designator: 1991-015J
Object number (NORAD): 25928
Object ID (CCSDS): 25928
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 493.557 minutes
Inclination: 7.9869 deg
SMA: 20687.995 km
Apoapsis: 28079.045 km
Periapsis: 540.675 km
RAAN: 33.1238 deg
Eccentricy: 0.66556401
Argument of periapsis: 213.726 deg
Mean anomaly: 43.7896 deg
Mean motion: 2.917596 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000219 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.013494059 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 9:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44LP DEB
TLE line 1: 1 25928U 91015J 25300.90546257 .00002190 00000-0 13494-1 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25928 7.9869 33.1238 6655640 213.7260 43.7896 2.91759600292380
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 44LP DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Astra 1B was the second of the Astra communications satellites launched and operated by SES (Société Européenne des Satellites). It was believed to have been launched in a faulty condition, and suffered a thruster failure early in its life, causing minor drift, meaning that it became permanently difficult to obtain a steady lock on the satellite. This was most notable on analogue transmissions where the picture would move from clear to carrying sparklies and back again.
ARIANE 44LP DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44LP | Astra 1B & Meteosat 5’, on board a Ariane 44LP space rocket.
The launch took place on March 2, 1991, 11:36 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44LP | Astra 1B & Meteosat 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 2, 1991, 11:36 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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