ARIANE 2 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ARIANE 2 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

13636

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.4

Per day

Orbit

MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

Inclination

8.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 2 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: ARIANE 2 DEB

International designator: 1988-040J

Object number (NORAD): 33535

Object ID (CCSDS): 33535

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 593.991 minutes

Inclination: 7.9668 deg

SMA: 23407.057 km

Apoapsis: 33574.19 km

Periapsis: 483.653 km

RAAN: 30.5157 deg

Eccentricy: 0.7068496

Argument of periapsis: 11.3124 deg

Mean anomaly: 358.47 deg

Mean motion: 2.42427875 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000193 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0013449588 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 12, 2025, 4:49 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 11, 2025, 5:08 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 2 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 33535U 88040J 25254.21438443 .00000193 00000-0 13450-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 33535 7.9668 30.5157 7068496 11.3124 358.4700 2.42427875165426

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 2 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ARIANE 2 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
ARIANE 2 DEB	MEO	2025-09-18 14:24:47	TBA	460.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARIANE 2 DEB	MEO	2025-09-18 04:48:55	TBA	198.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARIANE 2 DEB	MEO	2025-09-18 04:31:11	TBA	449.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARIANE 2 DEB	MEO	2025-09-18 04:26:07	TBA	511.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARIANE 2 DEB	MEO	2025-09-17 18:52:45	TBA	224.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Geostationary communications satellite

ARIANE 2 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513’, on board a Ariane 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).

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Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 2

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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