ARIANE 40 R/B, 20443

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 40 R/B, 20443 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 22 Jan 1990 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
20443, 1990-005H
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Ae/LesM
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ARIANE H10, Unknown motor
Mass
1,875 kg wet, 1,820 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1990-01-22 (35 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 12.1 m
Radar Cross Section
27.363 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 ARIANE 40 R/B
1 20443U 90005H   25124.89624914  .00000508  00000-0  17620-3 0  9996
2 20443  98.3483 188.9853 0011148  58.4880 301.7396 14.39609140848376
Epoch: 2025-05-04T21:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T21:30:35.925Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
3.31804°
Altitude
758.562 km
Speed
7.477 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 35m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-51.98449°
Longitude
173.07407°
Altitude
787.891 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 14m 42s
Apparent Declination
-56° 36' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:09:28
Azimuth
135.374° SSE
Elevation
-57.241°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
764.86 km
Perigee altitude
748.951 km
Semi-major axis
7,135.042 km
Eccentricity
0.0011148
Inclination
98.3483°
RAAN
188.9853°
Arg. of periapsis
58.488°
True anomaly
301.63088°
Mean anomaly
301.7396°
Eccentric anomaly
301.68525°
Mean motion
3.60121 °/min
BSTAR
0.0001762
Orbital period
99.97 mins
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ARIANE 40 R/B Visibility forecast

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8 mins2025-05-05 16:26:46.509Z35.651° NE2025-05-05 16:30:46.509Z100.584° ESE29.803°2025-05-05 16:34:46.509Z160.482° S
6 mins2025-05-05 18:06:46.509Z335.234° NNW2025-05-05 18:09:46.509Z284.997° WNW23.55°2025-05-05 18:12:46.509Z243.141° WSW
7 mins2025-05-06 03:40:46.509Z132.266° SE2025-05-06 03:43:46.509Z71.939° E34.577°2025-05-06 03:47:46.509Z3.7° NNE
5 mins2025-05-06 05:20:46.509Z235.253° WSW2025-05-06 05:22:46.509Z265.114° W19.021°2025-05-06 05:25:46.509Z307.152° NW
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