ARIANE 44P R/B, 26488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 44P R/B, 26488 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 06 Sep 2000 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

26488, 2000-052B

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ARIANE H10-3, HM-7B

Mass

1,820 kg wet, 1,820 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-06 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

27.363 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 ARIANE 44P R/B
1 26488U 00052B   26094.52306695  .00002422  00000-0  38621-2 0  9994
2 26488   7.4788 344.2477 7181193   6.2732 359.4074  2.34979488211915

Epoch: 2026-04-04T12:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-04T12:33:12.984Z)

Latitude

-0.00039°

Longitude

-36.94806°

Altitude

358.024 km

Speed

10.082 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 56m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

15:15:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,692.581 km

Perigee altitude

360.07 km

Semi-major axis

23,904.462 km

Eccentricity

0.71812

Inclination

7.4788°

RAAN

344.2477°

Arg. of periapsis

6.2732°

True anomaly

354.81565°

Mean anomaly

359.4074°

Eccentric anomaly

357.89889°

Mean motion

0.58725 °/min

Orbital period

613.02 mins

BSTAR

0.0038621

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ARIANE 44P 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.
91 mins	2026-04-06 07:09:10.590Z	254.039° W	2026-04-06 07:48:10.590Z	252.754° W	11.668°	2026-04-06 08:40:10.590Z	254.015° W

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ARIANE 44P R/B, 26488

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-04T12:33:12.984Z)

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