Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16635
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 4.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
19.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 1 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ARIANE 1 DEB
International designator: 1979-104R
Object number (NORAD): 26535
Object ID (CCSDS): 26535
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 349.009 minutes
Inclination: 19.7394 deg
SMA: 16420.421 km
Apoapsis: 19701.501 km
Periapsis: 383.072 km
RAAN: 103.8093 deg
Eccentricy: 0.588244
Argument of periapsis: 275.9125 deg
Mean anomaly: 23.8009 deg
Mean motion: 4.12597235 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0015894 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 6:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 10:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 26535U 79104R 25184.43958550 .00002029 00000-0 15894-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 26535 19.7394 103.8093 5882440 275.9125 23.8009 4.12597235341099
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 1 DEB.
Associated space launch
Vehicle evaluation payload for the Ariane 1 launch vehicle
ARIANE 1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 1 | CAT 1’, on board a Ariane 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 24, 1979, 5:14 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 1 | CAT 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 24, 1979, 5:14 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 1
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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