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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 ARIANE 3 DEB
1 33538U 88081N   26123.72237845 -.00000105  00000-0 -16325-4 0  9998
2 33538   7.7276  10.6772 7193714 275.7987  13.3804  2.24395600169481

Epoch: 2026-05-03T17:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T17:20:13.498Z)

Latitude

0.00045°

Longitude

-111.25101°

Altitude

4,710.815 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 41m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

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

17:41:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,004.405 km

Perigee altitude

539.364 km

Semi-major axis

24,650.021 km

Eccentricity

0.71937

Inclination

7.7276°

RAAN

10.6772°

Arg. of periapsis

275.7987°

True anomaly

83.59647°

Mean anomaly

13.3804°

Eccentric anomaly

39.71894°

Mean motion

0.56081 °/min

Orbital period

641.93 mins

BSTAR

-0.000016325

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

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26806

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19485 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19487 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 33540

ARIANE 3 DEB, 19560 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26491 (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.
423 mins	2026-05-04 17:07:11.894Z	97.563° ESE	2026-05-04 22:18:11.894Z	123.486° SE	28.763°	2026-05-05 00:10:11.894Z	116.043° SE

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ARIANE 3 DEB, 33538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T17:20:13.498Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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