ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23950

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23950 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Jul 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

23950, 1996-040C

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)

1996-07-09 (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 23950U 96040C   25186.64892439  .00000894  00000-0  95176-3 0  9997
2 23950   7.2262 337.6511 6905649 247.6245  29.4565  2.72114396261808

Epoch: 2025-07-05T15:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T15:34:27.067Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-179.72552°

Altitude

9,023.013 km

Speed

5.776 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 31m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.02153°

Longitude

-75.79817°

Altitude

19,414.395 km

Speed

3.538 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 50m 51s

Apparent Declination

-2° 28' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:38:01

Azimuth

136.146° SSE

Elevation

37.838°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,268.829 km

Perigee altitude

329.596 km

Semi-major axis

21,677.349 km

Eccentricity

0.69056

Inclination

7.2262°

RAAN

337.6511°

Arg. of periapsis

247.6245°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

29.4565°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.68004 °/min

Orbital period

529.38 mins

BSTAR

0.00095176

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1996 (1996-07-09 UTC)

ARABSAT 2A, 23948

TURKSAT 1C, 23949

ARIANE DEB (SPELDA), 23951 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44L+3 DEB, 48421

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
59 mins	2025-07-06 15:39:00.544Z	136.17° SSE	2025-07-06 15:39:00.544Z	136.17° SSE	31.514°	2025-07-06 16:38:00.544Z	117.41° SE
250 mins	2025-07-07 11:29:00.544Z	218.145° SW	2025-07-07 15:18:00.544Z	188.565° SSW	37.522°	2025-07-07 15:39:00.544Z	191.476° SSW

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