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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 11.04 m

Radar Cross Section

25.199 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 44L+3 R/B
1 23866U 96030C   25141.42732933  .00002792  00000-0  15652-2 0  9990
2 23866   4.3094  97.3552 6761467  61.7488 349.5642  2.92478667271014

Epoch: 2025-05-21T10:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T10:15:21.254Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

63.97716°

Altitude

2,145.636 km

Speed

8.615 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 28m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.42536°

Longitude

10.79034°

Altitude

9,531.324 km

Speed

5.55 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 52m 14s

Apparent Declination

-15° 15' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:21:20

Azimuth

76.944° E

Elevation

-38.436°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

28,250.004 km

Perigee altitude

312.469 km

Semi-major axis

20,659.373 km

Eccentricity

0.67615

Inclination

4.3094°

RAAN

97.3552°

Arg. of periapsis

61.7488°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

349.5642°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.73092 °/min

Orbital period

492.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0015652

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

PALAPA C2, 23864

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ARIANE 44L+3 DEB (SPELDA, 23867

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.
426 mins	2025-05-22 11:48:36.277Z	233.839° WSW	2025-05-22 13:54:36.277Z	208.069° SW	28.972°	2025-05-22 18:54:36.277Z	160.072° S

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