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

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1988-09-08 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ARIANE 3 DEB
1 33538U 88081N   25183.79465703  .00000138  00000-0  20054-2 0  9992
2 33538   6.9045 125.3675 7179567  49.0216 353.6125  2.24208843162637

Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:04:18.367Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-82.02159°

Altitude

1,774.198 km

Speed

9.034 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 20m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.07696°

Longitude

159.47358°

Altitude

33,681.038 km

Speed

1.933 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 25m 24s

Apparent Declination

-13° 22' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:34:10

Azimuth

182.662° SSW

Elevation

36.67°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,993.029 km

Perigee altitude

578.094 km

Semi-major axis

24,663.698 km

Eccentricity

0.71796

Inclination

6.9045°

RAAN

125.3675°

Arg. of periapsis

49.0216°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

353.6125°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.56035 °/min

Orbital period

642.46 mins

BSTAR

0.0020054

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

GSTAR 3, 19483

SBS 5, 19484

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19485 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19487 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 19560 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26491 (Decayed)

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.
203 mins	2025-07-03 12:47:27.573Z	182.661° SSW	2025-07-03 12:47:27.573Z	182.661° SSW	30.837°	2025-07-03 16:10:27.573Z	149.783° SSE
30 mins	2025-07-04 03:37:27.573Z	170.532° S	2025-07-04 03:44:27.573Z	145.546° SSE	14.44°	2025-07-04 04:07:27.573Z	119.083° SE
373 mins	2025-07-04 06:34:27.573Z	112.977° SE	2025-07-04 11:13:27.573Z	140.904° SSE	23.744°	2025-07-04 12:47:27.573Z	138.123° SSE

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