ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23866

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23866 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 16 May 1996 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

23866, 1996-030C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Ae/LesM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ARIANE H10-3/S, Unknown motor

Mass

2,260 kg wet, 2,080 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-05-16 (30 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 5.5 m

Radar Cross Section

25.199 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ARIANE 44L+3 R/B
1 23866U 96030C   26093.66776960  .00012681  00000-0  34676-2 0  9996
2 23866   4.2545 282.0585 6716237  55.5736 350.8126  3.01257901280407

Epoch: 2026-04-03T16:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T16:01:35.293Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-150.64638°

Altitude

1,692.196 km

Speed

8.893 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 46m 59s

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

09:51:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

27,482.522 km

Perigee altitude

273.502 km

Semi-major axis

20,256.149 km

Eccentricity

0.67162

Inclination

4.2545°

RAAN

282.0585°

Arg. of periapsis

55.5736°

True anomaly

304.70499°

Mean anomaly

350.8126°

Eccentric anomaly

333.85771°

Mean motion

0.75285 °/min

Orbital period

478.18 mins

BSTAR

0.0034676

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1996 (1996-05-16 UTC)

PALAPA C2, 23864

ARIANE 44L+3 DEB (SPELDA, 23867

INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1), 23865

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ARIANE 44L+3 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.
212 mins	2026-04-04 04:01:55.194Z	168.083° S	2026-04-04 04:10:55.194Z	168.743° S	31.251°	2026-04-04 07:33:55.194Z	138.548° SSE
209 mins	2026-04-05 00:32:55.194Z	217.711° SW	2026-04-05 04:01:55.194Z	166.954° S	31.1°	2026-04-05 04:01:55.194Z	166.954° S

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ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23866

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T16:01:35.293Z)

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