ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 28 Mar 1986 UTC launched from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

16657, 1986-026C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Ae/LesM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ARIANE H10, HM-7B

Mass

1,920 kg wet, 1,920 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-03-28 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 ARIANE 3 R/B
1 16657U 86026C   26105.18711538 -.00000045  00000-0  63799-5 0  9994
2 16657   6.7422  79.6419 7230905 178.4700 186.8713  2.25768401278531

Epoch: 2026-04-15T04:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T04:29:26.768Z)

Latitude

-0.00023°

Longitude

168.96069°

Altitude

35,853.736 km

Speed

1.624 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 18m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:02:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,924.012 km

Perigee altitude

420.036 km

Semi-major axis

24,550.161 km

Eccentricity

0.72309

Inclination

6.7422°

RAAN

79.6419°

Arg. of periapsis

178.47°

True anomaly

181.59971°

Mean anomaly

186.8713°

Eccentric anomaly

183.98913°

Mean motion

0.56424 °/min

Orbital period

638.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0000063799

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1986 (1986-03-28 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 27025

BRAZILSAT 2, 16650

GSTAR 2, 16649

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26805 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254

ARIANE 3 DEB, 24712

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17253

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 16658 (Decayed)

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ARIANE 3 R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
573 mins	2026-04-15 21:03:54.168Z	227.986° WSW	2026-04-15 23:15:54.168Z	219.596° SW	27.523°	2026-04-16 06:36:54.168Z	183.477° SSW
147 mins	2026-04-16 17:59:54.168Z	200.12° SSW	2026-04-16 20:26:54.168Z	163.03° S	31.888°	2026-04-16 20:26:54.168Z	163.03° S

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ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T04:29:26.768Z)

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