Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 44LP DEB at a glance.
Uptime
13358
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: 665.519 minutes
Inclination: 6.1609 deg
SMA: 25250.346 km
Apoapsis: 36903.489 km
Periapsis: 840.934 km
RAAN: 213.7122 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7141002
Argument of periapsis: 120.4801 deg
Mean anomaly: 333.3401 deg
Mean motion: 2.16372345 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00002043 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.11164 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 4:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44LP DEB
TLE line 1: 1 26810U 88109M 25186.18503170 -.00002043 00000-0 -11164+0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 26810 6.1609 213.7122 7141002 120.4801 333.3401 2.16372345198064
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 44LP DEB.
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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