ARIANE 3 R/B, 18953

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 R/B, 18953 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 11 Mar 1988 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

18953, 1988-018C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

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)

1988-03-11 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 7.0 m

Radar Cross Section

31.243 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 ARIANE 3 R/B
1 18953U 88018C   25205.32906329  .00000725  00000-0  14973-2 0  9999
2 18953   7.1622  31.1502 7121776 250.2582  25.0732  2.42243747317323

Epoch: 2025-07-24T07:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-24T07:53:51.068Z)

Latitude

-0.00024°

Longitude

-29.38369°

Altitude

8,825.548 km

Speed

5.951 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 05m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.70458°

Longitude

22.34724°

Altitude

29,003.778 km

Speed

2.348 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 15m 03s

Apparent Declination

0° 48' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:03:13

Azimuth

314.113° NW

Elevation

-40.738°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,728.323 km

Perigee altitude

363.884 km

Semi-major axis

23,424.241 km

Eccentricity

0.71218

Inclination

7.1622°

RAAN

31.1502°

Arg. of periapsis

250.2582°

True anomaly

109.92807°

Mean anomaly

25.0732°

Eccentric anomaly

60.63517°

Mean motion

0.6054 °/min

Orbital period

594.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0014973

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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 1988 (1988-03-11 UTC)

SPACENET 3R, 18951

TELECOM 1C, 18952

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 18954 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26031 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
357 mins	2025-07-26 11:45:37.443Z	99.787° ESE	2025-07-26 16:01:37.443Z	116.524° SE	25.417°	2025-07-26 17:42:37.443Z	109.705° ESE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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