ARIANE 44L R/B, 26696

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 44L R/B, 26696 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 07 Feb 2001 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

26696, 2001-005C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ARIANE H10-3/S, HM-7B

Mass

2,260 kg wet, 2,080 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2001-02-07 (25 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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ARIANE 44L R/B
1 26696U 01005C   26169.36968708  .00002287  00000-0  11372-2 0  9991
2 26696   7.1880  52.0760 6896310 184.7366 161.2759  2.75247141229572

Epoch: 2026-06-18T08:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-18T08:52:20.963Z)

Latitude

0.00009°

Longitude

12.3641°

Altitude

29,682.323 km

Speed

1.891 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 28m 15s

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

14:02:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

29,970.246 km

Perigee altitude

298.712 km

Semi-major axis

21,512.616 km

Eccentricity

0.68963

Inclination

7.188°

RAAN

52.076°

Arg. of periapsis

184.7366°

True anomaly

175.22608°

Mean anomaly

161.2759°

Eccentric anomaly

168.88987°

Mean motion

0.68787 °/min

Orbital period

523.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0011372

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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 2001 (2001-02-07 UTC)

SICRAL 1, 26694

ARIANE DEB (SPELDA), 26697 (Decayed)

SKYNET 4F, 26695

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ARIANE 44L 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.
435 mins	2026-06-19 17:03:26.501Z	236.204° WSW	2026-06-19 19:00:26.501Z	235.214° WSW	21.673°	2026-06-20 00:18:26.501Z	172.474° S

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ARIANE 44L R/B, 26696

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-18T08:52:20.963Z)

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