ARIANE 3 DEB, 24712

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 DEB, 24712 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 28 Mar 1986 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

24712, 1986-026G

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1986-03-28 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 ARIANE 3 DEB
1 24712U 86026G   26105.01333885  .00011426  00000-0  12389-1 0  9991
2 24712   8.7231 217.9537 6488448 135.2944 300.2869  3.25515562308040

Epoch: 2026-04-15T00:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T00:19:12.476Z)

Latitude

0.00014°

Longitude

9.84804°

Altitude

14,319.728 km

Speed

4.218 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 31m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

04:56:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

25,340.466 km

Perigee altitude

376.988 km

Semi-major axis

19,236.864 km

Eccentricity

0.64884

Inclination

8.7231°

RAAN

217.9537°

Arg. of periapsis

135.2944°

True anomaly

224.67381°

Mean anomaly

300.2869°

Eccentric anomaly

263.36018°

Mean motion

0.81347 °/min

Orbital period

442.55 mins

BSTAR

0.012389

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1986 (1986-03-28 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 27025

BRAZILSAT 2, 16650

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26805 (Decayed)

GSTAR 2, 16649

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254

ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17253

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 16658 (Decayed)

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ARIANE 3 DEB 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.
368 mins	2026-04-16 00:09:57.741Z	194.762° SSW	2026-04-16 04:35:57.741Z	147.232° SSE	26.685°	2026-04-16 06:17:57.741Z	119.44° SE

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ARIANE 3 DEB, 24712

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T00:19:12.476Z)

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1986 (1986-03-28 UTC)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago