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, 5.5 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   25200.17223971  .00003238  00000-0  14752-2 0  9991
2 23866   4.3282  64.5647 6762590 126.6947 315.6962  2.92789989272734

Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:08:01.51Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

65.17932°

Altitude

12,473.702 km

Speed

4.793 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 17m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.6779°

Longitude

6.76544°

Altitude

27,811.48 km

Speed

2.001 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 44m 14s

Apparent Declination

-11° 44' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:12:05

Azimuth

137.171° SSE

Elevation

27.443°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

28,227.787 km

Perigee altitude

305.41 km

Semi-major axis

20,644.735 km

Eccentricity

0.67626

Inclination

4.3282°

RAAN

64.5647°

Arg. of periapsis

126.6947°

True anomaly

233.03901°

Mean anomaly

315.6962°

Eccentric anomaly

277.26005°

Mean motion

0.73169 °/min

Orbital period

492.01 mins

BSTAR

0.0014752

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

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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.
230 mins	2025-07-20 09:18:54.697Z	137.186° SSE	2025-07-20 11:14:54.697Z	142.737° SSE	27.142°	2025-07-20 13:08:54.697Z	122.165° SE
153 mins	2025-07-21 06:45:54.697Z	197.567° SSW	2025-07-21 09:18:54.697Z	145.949° SSE	27.113°	2025-07-21 09:18:54.697Z	145.949° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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