Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16792
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 4.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
19.8
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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: 347.75 minutes
Inclination: 19.7923 deg
SMA: 16380.923 km
Apoapsis: 19624.533 km
Periapsis: 381.044 km
RAAN: 333.1466 deg
Eccentricy: 0.587375
Argument of periapsis: 153.6289 deg
Mean anomaly: 254.9466 deg
Mean motion: 4.14090429 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010062 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0077629037 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:47 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 26535U 79104R 25347.23166402 .00010062 00000-0 77629-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 26535 19.7923 333.1466 5873750 153.6289 254.9466 4.14090429186856
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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