ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 10 Aug 1992 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

22079, 1992-052D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Ae/LesM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ARIANE H10, Unknown motor

Mass

1,875 kg wet, 1,820 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1992-08-10 (34 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

27.363 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 ARIANE 42P R/B
1 22079U 92052D   26183.65229116 -.00000022  00000-0  17068-3 0  9990
2 22079  66.0667 274.1038 0075679 294.6087 214.3242 12.77969083581361

Epoch: 2026-07-02T15:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-02T15:39:17.956Z)

Latitude

28.63006°

Longitude

-75.36361°

Altitude

1,400.664 km

Speed

7.14 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 20m 36s

True Declination

28° 29' 51"

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

23:34:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,406.681 km

Perigee altitude

1,289.736 km

Semi-major axis

7,726.346 km

Eccentricity

0.00757

Inclination

66.0667°

RAAN

274.1038°

Arg. of periapsis

294.6087°

True anomaly

213.839°

Mean anomaly

214.3242°

Eccentric anomaly

214.08122°

Mean motion

3.19582 °/min

Orbital period

112.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00017068

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ARIANE 42P R/B 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.
11 mins	2026-07-04 14:20:58.709Z	349.47° N	2026-07-04 14:26:58.709Z	36.733° NE	20.311°	2026-07-04 14:31:58.709Z	76.785° E
15 mins	2026-07-04 16:17:58.709Z	334.735° NNW	2026-07-04 16:24:58.709Z	82.207° E	43.73°	2026-07-04 16:32:58.709Z	143.47° SSE
11 mins	2026-07-04 18:14:58.709Z	298.705° NW	2026-07-04 18:19:58.709Z	256.303° W	22.585°	2026-07-04 18:25:58.709Z	208.438° SW
15 mins	2026-07-05 06:49:58.709Z	189.648° SSW	2026-07-05 06:56:58.709Z	113.786° SE	41.33°	2026-07-05 07:04:58.709Z	36.607° NE
13 mins	2026-07-05 08:47:58.709Z	258.733° W	2026-07-05 08:53:58.709Z	319.087° NNW	29.693°	2026-07-05 09:00:58.709Z	17.493° NNE
5 mins	2026-07-05 10:50:58.709Z	327.422° NNW	2026-07-05 10:52:58.709Z	342.038° N	12.171°	2026-07-05 10:55:58.709Z	3.509° NNE

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ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-02T15:39:17.956Z)

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