Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
13381
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: 1989-006CE
Object number (NORAD): 40785
Object ID (CCSDS): 40785
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 593.991 minutes
Inclination: 7.9677 deg
SMA: 23407.049 km
Apoapsis: 33573.449 km
Periapsis: 484.38 km
RAAN: 30.3911 deg
Eccentricy: 0.70681847
Argument of periapsis: 11.5607 deg
Mean anomaly: 269.5081 deg
Mean motion: 2.42427986 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000194 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012976999 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 12, 2025, 4:49 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 11, 2025, 12:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 40785U 89006CE 25254.52494609 .00000194 00000-0 12977-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 40785 7.9677 30.3911 7068185 11.5607 269.5081 2.42427986165427
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.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellite
ARIANE 2 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 2 | Intelsat 515’, on board a Ariane 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 27, 1989, 1:21 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 2 | Intelsat 515
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 27, 1989, 1:21 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 2
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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