ARIANE 40 R/B, 25261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 40 R/B, 25261 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 24 Mar 1998 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

25261, 1998-017B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Ae/LesM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ARIANE H10-3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,820 kg wet, 1,820 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1998-03-24 (28 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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 ARIANE 40 R/B
1 25261U 98017B   25360.94513604  .00000498  00000-0  18681-3 0  9997
2 25261  98.8329  22.7579 0002443 273.4985  86.5920 14.36185982451265

Epoch: 2025-12-26T22:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T22:40:59.753Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-53.1696°

Altitude

773.957 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 31m 01s

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

04:52:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

770.017 km

Perigee altitude

766.525 km

Semi-major axis

7,146.408 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

98.8329°

RAAN

22.7579°

Arg. of periapsis

273.4985°

True anomaly

86.61995°

Mean anomaly

86.592°

Eccentric anomaly

86.60597°

Mean motion

3.59262 °/min

Orbital period

100.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00018681

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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1998 (1998-03-24 UTC)

SPOT 4 DEB, 37576 (Decayed)

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60247 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44586 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 37575 (Decayed)

SPOT 4, 25260

SPOT 4 DEB, 39201 (Decayed)

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60248 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44587 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44585 (Decayed)

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ARIANE 40 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.
9 mins	2025-12-27 14:17:58.610Z	20.216° NNE	2025-12-27 14:22:58.610Z	103.783° ESE	41.963°	2025-12-27 14:26:58.610Z	181.324° SSW
4 mins	2025-12-27 15:59:58.610Z	318.374° NNW	2025-12-27 16:00:58.610Z	305.182° NW	15.143°	2025-12-27 16:03:58.610Z	266.743° W
8 mins	2025-12-28 01:33:58.610Z	163.263° S	2025-12-28 01:36:58.610Z	154.164° SSE	43.955°	2025-12-28 01:41:58.610Z	347.121° N

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ARIANE 40 R/B, 25261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T22:40:59.753Z)

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