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

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

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 (27 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 18 hours ago

0 ARIANE 40 R/B
1 25261U 98017B   25185.92426873  .00000308  00000-0  12218-3 0  9991
2 25261  98.8430 203.2835 0004611  75.0898 285.0797 14.35983197426147

Epoch: 2025-07-04T22:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T22:10:56.818Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-52.62292°

Altitude

773.876 km

Speed

7.468 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 33m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-77.655°

Longitude

83.14511°

Altitude

802.771 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 14m 27s

Apparent Declination

-66° 03' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:02:13

Azimuth

195.507° SSW

Elevation

-61.933°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

772.24 km

Perigee altitude

765.649 km

Semi-major axis

7,147.082 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

98.843°

RAAN

203.2835°

Arg. of periapsis

75.0898°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

285.0797°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59211 °/min

Orbital period

100.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00012218

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

SPOT 4, 25260

SPOT 4 DEB, 37575 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 37576 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 39201 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44585 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44586 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44587 (Decayed)

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60247 (Decayed)

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60248 (Decayed)

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.
8 mins	2025-07-06 01:04:04.810Z	161.416° S	2025-07-06 01:08:04.810Z	7.723° NNE	43.866°	2025-07-06 01:12:04.810Z	348.049° N
8 mins	2025-07-06 13:14:04.810Z	40.191° NE	2025-07-06 13:18:04.810Z	97.295° ESE	25.023°	2025-07-06 13:22:04.810Z	152.933° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-06 14:54:04.810Z	344.103° N	2025-07-06 14:57:04.810Z	292.057° WNW	28.687°	2025-07-06 15:01:04.810Z	232.218° WSW

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