ARIANE 3 DEB, 33538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 DEB, 33538 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 08 Sep 1988 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

33538, 1988-081N

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1988-09-08 (38 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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 ARIANE 3 DEB
1 33538U 88081N   26250.26751035 -.00000240  00000-0  39920-4 0  9995
2 33538   7.4466 325.2531 7193245   7.7835 359.1402  2.24401732172327

Epoch: 2026-09-07T06:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-07T06:25:12.894Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-117.40959°

Altitude

538.494 km

Speed

9.953 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 40m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

12:46:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,002.493 km

Perigee altitude

540.397 km

Semi-major axis

24,649.582 km

Eccentricity

0.71932

Inclination

7.4466°

RAAN

325.2531°

Arg. of periapsis

7.7835°

True anomaly

352.43667°

Mean anomaly

359.1402°

Eccentric anomaly

356.9404°

Mean motion

0.56083 °/min

Orbital period

641.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00003992

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1988 (1988-09-08 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19487 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26491 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 19560 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19485 (Decayed)

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ARIANE 3 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.
93 mins	2026-09-09 20:31:22.590Z	188.451° SSW	2026-09-09 20:31:22.590Z	188.451° SSW	35.035°	2026-09-09 22:04:22.590Z	153.002° SSE
33 mins	2026-09-10 09:34:22.590Z	161.756° S	2026-09-10 09:41:22.590Z	137.596° SSE	14.937°	2026-09-10 10:07:22.590Z	110.712° ESE
403 mins	2026-09-10 12:19:22.590Z	105.802° ESE	2026-09-10 17:02:22.590Z	135.429° SSE	26.9°	2026-09-10 19:02:22.590Z	130.274° SE

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ARIANE 3 DEB, 33538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-07T06:25:12.894Z)

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1988 (1988-09-08 UTC)

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