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   26085.95359931  .00000395  00000-0  15106-3 0  9999
2 25261  98.8237 114.9620 0003666  26.6057 333.5315 14.36285499464182

Epoch: 2026-03-26T22:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T22:53:10.980Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-52.72889°

Altitude

771.384 km

Speed

7.47 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 39m 50s

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

11:16:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

770.56 km

Perigee altitude

765.32 km

Semi-major axis

7,146.077 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

98.8237°

RAAN

114.962°

Arg. of periapsis

26.6057°

True anomaly

333.51277°

Mean anomaly

333.5315°

Eccentric anomaly

333.52214°

Mean motion

3.59287 °/min

Orbital period

100.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00015106

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

SPOT 4, 25260

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60248 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 37576 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 37575 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44587 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 39201 (Decayed)

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60247 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44586 (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	2026-03-27 14:30:24.816Z	21.74° NNE	2026-03-27 14:35:24.816Z	122.67° SE	40.819°	2026-03-27 14:39:24.816Z	180.759° SSW
4 mins	2026-03-27 16:12:24.816Z	314.51° NW	2026-03-27 16:13:24.816Z	300.685° NW	15.805°	2026-03-27 16:16:24.816Z	262.845° W
9 mins	2026-03-28 01:45:24.816Z	161.807° S	2026-03-28 01:49:24.816Z	106.035° ESE	44.765°	2026-03-28 01:54:24.816Z	347.928° 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: 2026-03-26T22:53:10.980Z)

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