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 8 hours ago

0 ARIANE 42P R/B
1 22079U 92052D   26139.36428277 -.00000025  00000-0  16052-3 0  9993
2 22079  66.0679   5.5179 0074215 313.1574 220.7984 12.77965138575701

Epoch: 2026-05-19T08:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T08:44:34.031Z)

Latitude

5.96786°

Longitude

174.69084°

Altitude

1,394.597 km

Speed

7.143 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 11m 29s

True Declination

5° 56' 07"

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

01:22:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,405.566 km

Perigee altitude

1,290.883 km

Semi-major axis

7,726.361 km

Eccentricity

0.00742

Inclination

66.0679°

RAAN

5.5179°

Arg. of periapsis

313.1574°

True anomaly

220.24661°

Mean anomaly

220.7984°

Eccentric anomaly

220.52212°

Mean motion

3.19581 °/min

Orbital period

112.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00016052

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ARIANE 42P DEB, 44507

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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.
15 mins	2026-05-19 17:20:57.003Z	224.863° SW	2026-05-19 17:27:57.003Z	293.983° NW	41.665°	2026-05-19 17:35:57.003Z	24.53° NE
9 mins	2026-05-19 19:21:57.003Z	293.469° NW	2026-05-19 19:25:57.003Z	325.457° NNW	17.711°	2026-05-19 19:30:57.003Z	5.386° NNE
10 mins	2026-05-19 23:22:57.003Z	355.269° N	2026-05-19 23:27:57.003Z	34.969° NE	17.87°	2026-05-19 23:32:57.003Z	72.262° E
15 mins	2026-05-20 01:18:57.003Z	338.068° N	2026-05-20 01:25:57.003Z	64.953° ENE	41.508°	2026-05-20 01:33:57.003Z	135.719° SSE
12 mins	2026-05-20 03:15:57.003Z	303.538° NW	2026-05-20 03:20:57.003Z	259.039° W	27.086°	2026-05-20 03:27:57.003Z	198.859° SSW
14 mins	2026-05-20 15:51:57.003Z	179.633° S	2026-05-20 15:57:57.003Z	119.88° SE	37.253°	2026-05-20 16:05:57.003Z	40.25° NE

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ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T08:44:34.031Z)

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