ARIANE 44LP DEB, 28040

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 28040 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 02 Mar 1991 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

28040, 1991-015P

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1991-03-02 (35 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 ARIANE 44LP DEB
1 28040U 91015P   25348.79858997 -.00000042  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 28040   7.9925 341.8440 6440431 339.7403 166.3565  2.76508146125439

Epoch: 2025-12-14T19:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T19:09:58.173Z)

Latitude

3.26853°

Longitude

126.68163°

Altitude

28,714.39 km

Speed

2.032 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 11m 31s

True Declination

3° 15' 52"

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

13:25:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

28,880.614 km

Perigee altitude

1,255.845 km

Semi-major axis

21,446.367 km

Eccentricity

0.64404

Inclination

7.9925°

RAAN

341.844°

Arg. of periapsis

339.7403°

True anomaly

176.12789°

Mean anomaly

166.3565°

Eccentric anomaly

171.68985°

Mean motion

0.69105 °/min

Orbital period

520.94 mins

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1991 (1991-03-02 UTC)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 41118

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 27662

METEOSAT 5 (MOP 2), 21140

ARIANE 44LP DEB (SPELDA), 21142 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB *, 45855

ASTRA 1B, 21139

ARIANE 44LP R/B, 21141 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 23232 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 27661

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 23236 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 5 AKM, 21904

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 25928

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 26371 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 26794

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ARIANE 44LP DEB 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.
114 mins	2025-12-15 14:48:09.652Z	225.973° WSW	2025-12-15 14:48:09.652Z	225.973° WSW	25.081°	2025-12-15 16:42:09.652Z	173.244° S
36 mins	2025-12-16 02:08:09.652Z	167.389° S	2025-12-16 02:16:09.652Z	139.931° SSE	15.58°	2025-12-16 02:44:09.652Z	107.975° ESE
164 mins	2025-12-16 12:04:09.652Z	256.904° W	2025-12-16 13:19:09.652Z	251.691° W	16.164°	2025-12-16 14:48:09.652Z	252.604° W

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ARIANE 44LP DEB, 28040

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T19:09:58.173Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1991 (1991-03-02 UTC)

ARIANE 44LP DEB Visibility forecast

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