Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 44L DEB at a glance.
Uptime
12704
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 3.1
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
6.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 44L DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ARIANE 44L DEB
International designator: 1991-003P
Object number (NORAD): 28574
Object ID (CCSDS): 28574
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 471.956 minutes
Inclination: 6.3722 deg
SMA: 20079.88 km
Apoapsis: 26912.329 km
Periapsis: 491.162 km
RAAN: 221.3164 deg
Eccentricy: 0.65790151
Argument of periapsis: 114.5557 deg
Mean anomaly: 324.9556 deg
Mean motion: 3.05113264 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000178 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0069615498 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 6, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 4, 2025, 9:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 44L DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28574U 91003P 25277.40793293 .00001780 00000-0 69615-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 28574 6.3722 221.3164 6579015 114.5557 324.9556 3.05113264132069
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 44L DEB.
Associated space launch
Italy's first operational communications satellite was launched 15 January 1991 by an Ariane-44L H10 booster. Developed by a contractor team led by Alenia Spazio, Italsat carries ten active transponders plus five spares for 30/20 GHz and 50/40 GHz links with a capacity of 12,000 telephone circuits.
ARIANE 44L DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44L | Italsat 1’, on board a Ariane 44L space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 15, 1991, 11:10 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44L | Italsat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 15, 1991, 11:10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44L
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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