ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA), 21818

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA), 21818 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 16 Dec 1991 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

21818, 1991-084D

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

BAe

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SPELDA, Unknown motor

Mass

200 kg wet, 200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1991-12-16 (34 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Trunc Cone, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

11.938 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA)
1 21818U 91084D   25231.56783910  .00018050  00000-0  48934-2 0  9998
2 21818   3.5664 222.2448 5994618 128.7228 301.8232  4.03300065352338

Epoch: 2025-08-19T13:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-19T13:37:41.298Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

49.57087°

Altitude

10,712.955 km

Speed

4.768 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 48m 36s

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

14:42:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,296.011 km

Perigee altitude

301.619 km

Semi-major axis

16,676.952 km

Eccentricity

0.59946

Inclination

3.5664°

RAAN

222.2448°

Arg. of periapsis

128.7228°

True anomaly

231.20039°

Mean anomaly

301.8232°

Eccentric anomaly

267.50902°

Mean motion

1.00779 °/min

Orbital period

357.22 mins

BSTAR

0.0048934

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 1991 (1991-12-16 UTC)

TELECOM 2A, 21813

INMARSAT 2-F3, 21814

ARIANE 44L R/B, 21815

ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA) 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.
130 mins	2025-08-20 23:45:07.828Z	231.138° WSW	2025-08-21 01:28:07.828Z	204.712° SW	24.108°	2025-08-21 01:55:07.828Z	155.617° SSE
211 mins	2025-08-21 14:37:07.828Z	181.964° SSW	2025-08-21 15:00:07.828Z	147.559° SSE	17.645°	2025-08-21 18:08:07.828Z	115.529° SE
128 mins	2025-08-21 21:37:07.828Z	238.51° WSW	2025-08-21 23:45:07.828Z	227.528° WSW	21.609°	2025-08-21 23:45:07.828Z	227.528° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA), 21818

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE from 1 day ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-19T13:37:41.298Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 1991 (1991-12-16 UTC)

ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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