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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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 ARIANE 42P R/B
1 22079U 92052D   26185.18939471 -.00000028  00000-0  14702-3 0  9990
2 22079  66.0665 270.9313 0075724 293.9691  86.0009 12.77969135581568

Epoch: 2026-07-04T04:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T04:32:43.702Z)

Latitude

18.98509°

Longitude

-70.71826°

Altitude

1,347.444 km

Speed

7.188 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 38m 40s

True Declination

18° 53' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

00:50:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,406.715 km

Perigee altitude

1,289.701 km

Semi-major axis

7,726.345 km

Eccentricity

0.00757

Inclination

66.0665°

RAAN

270.9313°

Arg. of periapsis

293.9691°

True anomaly

86.86706°

Mean anomaly

86.0009°

Eccentric anomaly

86.43393°

Mean motion

3.19582 °/min

Orbital period

112.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00014702

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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.
12 mins	2026-07-04 14:20:51.486Z	348.815° N	2026-07-04 14:26:51.486Z	35.591° NE	20.324°	2026-07-04 14:32:51.486Z	81.702° E
15 mins	2026-07-04 16:17:51.486Z	334.559° NNW	2026-07-04 16:24:51.486Z	75.764° E	43.831°	2026-07-04 16:32:51.486Z	143.36° SSE
11 mins	2026-07-04 18:14:51.486Z	299.399° NW	2026-07-04 18:19:51.486Z	257.547° W	22.582°	2026-07-04 18:25:51.486Z	209.045° SW
14 mins	2026-07-05 06:50:51.486Z	187.76° SSW	2026-07-05 06:56:51.486Z	117.761° SE	41.312°	2026-07-05 07:04:51.486Z	36.775° NE
13 mins	2026-07-05 08:47:51.486Z	258.108° W	2026-07-05 08:53:51.486Z	317.416° NNW	29.728°	2026-07-05 09:00:51.486Z	17.027° NNE
5 mins	2026-07-05 10:50:51.486Z	326.573° NNW	2026-07-05 10:52:51.486Z	341.145° N	12.165°	2026-07-05 10:55:51.486Z	2.704° NNE

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ARIANE 42P R/B, 22079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T04:32:43.702Z)

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