ARIANE 44LP DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ARIANE 44LP DEB at a glance.

Uptime

13517

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.2

Per day

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Inclination

6.2

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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: 1988-109M

Object number (NORAD): 26810

Object ID (CCSDS): 26810

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 666.283 minutes

Inclination: 6.1927 deg

SMA: 25269.651 km

Apoapsis: 36936.732 km

Periapsis: 846.299 km

RAAN: 177.4953 deg

Eccentricy: 0.7141063

Argument of periapsis: 190.8884 deg

Mean anomaly: 298.9241 deg

Mean motion: 2.16124452 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00005314 rev/day²

B* drag term: -0.29492 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 6:56 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 5:15 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44LP DEB

TLE line 1: 1 26810U 88109M 25289.21886441 -.00005314 00000-0 -29492+0 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 26810 6.1927 177.4953 7141063 190.8884 298.9241 2.16124452107167

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Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 44LP DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ARIANE 44LP DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
EKRAN 6	OTHER	2024-11-04 21:07:44	TBA	2938.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Geostationary communications satellite

ARIANE 44LP DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A’, on board a Ariane 44LP space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 11, 1988, 12:33 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.

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Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 11, 1988, 12:33 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 44LP

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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