ARIANE 3 DEB, 20488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 DEB, 20488 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 21 Jul 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

20488, 1988-063F

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1988-07-21 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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0 ARIANE 3 DEB
1 20488U 88063F   26171.03968959 -.00000003  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 20488   7.1858 184.0069 4790228  26.9095 351.5022  4.96733415655853

Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:57:09.180Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-98.56°

Altitude

1,457.684 km

Speed

8.618 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 15m 57s

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

23:07:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

15,088.264 km

Perigee altitude

1,183.278 km

Semi-major axis

14,513.908 km

Eccentricity

0.47902

Inclination

7.1858°

RAAN

184.0069°

Arg. of periapsis

26.9095°

True anomaly

333.16587°

Mean anomaly

351.5022°

Eccentric anomaly

343.88338°

Mean motion

1.24127 °/min

Orbital period

290.03 mins

BSTAR

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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1988 (1988-07-21 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19335 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 48350

INSAT 1C, 19330

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19332 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 20127

ARIANE 3 DEB, 22101

EUTE 1-F5 (ECS 5), 19331

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26809

ARIANE 3 DEB, 25574 (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.
139 mins	2026-06-22 12:05:39.647Z	184.696° SSW	2026-06-22 12:15:39.647Z	175.808° S	28.915°	2026-06-22 14:24:39.647Z	129.94° SE
123 mins	2026-06-22 18:06:39.647Z	239.029° WSW	2026-06-22 19:38:39.647Z	204.565° SW	17.411°	2026-06-22 20:09:39.647Z	165.904° S
14 mins	2026-06-23 06:37:39.647Z	173.489° S	2026-06-23 06:41:39.647Z	155.68° SSE	13.274°	2026-06-23 06:51:39.647Z	129.258° SE
20 mins	2026-06-23 11:45:39.647Z	229.293° WSW	2026-06-23 12:05:39.647Z	199.231° SSW	26.496°	2026-06-23 12:05:39.647Z	199.231° SSW

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ARIANE 3 DEB, 20488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:57:09.180Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1988 (1988-07-21 UTC)

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