**ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254**

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254 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

17254, 1986-026F

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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 shape, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 ARIANE 3 DEB *
1 17254U 86026F   26105.46832318  .00000080  00000-0  32235-4 0  9997
2 17254   8.4467 248.2036 6660993  68.3241 347.4736  2.95873699342638

Epoch: 2026-04-15T11:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T11:14:23.122Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-124.14673°

Altitude

2,795.643 km

Speed

8.212 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 32m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

04:56:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

27,778.225 km

Perigee altitude

467.093 km

Semi-major axis

20,500.796 km

Eccentricity

0.6661

Inclination

8.4467°

RAAN

248.2036°

Arg. of periapsis

68.3241°

True anomaly

291.83257°

Mean anomaly

347.4736°

Eccentric anomaly

326.29583°

Mean motion

0.73941 °/min

Orbital period

486.87 mins

BSTAR

0.000032235

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

ARIANE 3 DEB, 27025

BRAZILSAT 2, 16650

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26805 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 24712

GSTAR 2, 16649

ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17253

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 16658 (Decayed)

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ARIANE 3 DEB * 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.
244 mins	2026-04-15 22:20:57.702Z	127.174° SE	2026-04-16 00:36:57.702Z	133.394° SE	17.846°	2026-04-16 02:24:57.702Z	128.265° SE
124 mins	2026-04-16 20:16:57.702Z	203.192° SW	2026-04-16 20:35:57.702Z	157.96° S	22.066°	2026-04-16 22:20:57.702Z	131.892° SE

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ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T11:14:23.122Z)

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**ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254**

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago