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 (33 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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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 ARIANE 42P R/B
1 22079U 92052D   26037.00212314  .00000040  00000-0  44817-3 0  9990
2 22079  66.0635 216.7960 0068800 357.5367 167.4911 12.77964718562629

Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:03:03.439Z)

Latitude

13.4876°

Longitude

-106.19614°

Altitude

1,402.767 km

Speed

7.136 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 02m 51s

True Declination

13° 24' 59"

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

10:29:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,401.384 km

Perigee altitude

1,295.069 km

Semi-major axis

7,726.364 km

Eccentricity

0.00688

Inclination

66.0635°

RAAN

216.796°

Arg. of periapsis

357.5367°

True anomaly

167.66044°

Mean anomaly

167.4911°

Eccentric anomaly

167.57591°

Mean motion

3.19581 °/min

Orbital period

112.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00044817

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44512

TOPEX/POSEIDON, 22076

S80/T, 22078

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44510

OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1), 22077

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44508

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44507

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44511

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44509

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44514

ARIANE 42P DEB, 44513

ARIANE 42P DEB, 47107

ARIANE 42P DEB *, 47108

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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.
13 mins	2026-02-06 12:26:05.005Z	166.317° S	2026-02-06 12:32:05.005Z	111.29° ESE	29.649°	2026-02-06 12:39:05.005Z	47.402° ENE
13 mins	2026-02-06 14:22:05.005Z	235.558° WSW	2026-02-06 14:28:05.005Z	304.688° NW	38.597°	2026-02-06 14:35:05.005Z	20.637° NNE
8 mins	2026-02-06 16:23:05.005Z	304.589° NW	2026-02-06 16:26:05.005Z	328.487° NNW	15.266°	2026-02-06 16:31:05.005Z	7.068° NNE
10 mins	2026-02-06 20:23:05.005Z	357.225° N	2026-02-06 20:27:05.005Z	30.279° NE	19.564°	2026-02-06 20:33:05.005Z	78.44° E
15 mins	2026-02-06 22:18:05.005Z	334.1° NNW	2026-02-06 22:25:05.005Z	45.163° ENE	43.658°	2026-02-06 22:33:05.005Z	142.005° SSE
11 mins	2026-02-07 00:16:05.005Z	297.029° NW	2026-02-07 00:21:05.005Z	252.547° W	22.899°	2026-02-07 00:27:05.005Z	206.15° SW

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ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T00:03:03.439Z)

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1992 (1992-08-10 UTC)

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