ARIANE 1 DEB, 40774

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40774 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 24 Dec 1979 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

40774, 1979-104AB

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

European Space Agency (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1979-12-24 (47 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40774U 79104AB  26252.55093663  .00001629  00000-0  33529-2 0  9999
2 40774  18.7266 330.3258 5898979 294.5211  16.3225  4.01853878 43984

Epoch: 2026-09-09T13:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T13:13:20.924Z)

Latitude

0.00015°

Longitude

143.41559°

Altitude

2,388.209 km

Speed

8.19 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 01m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

16:33:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,198.654 km

Perigee altitude

477.145 km

Semi-major axis

16,716.036 km

Eccentricity

0.5899

Inclination

18.7266°

RAAN

330.3258°

Arg. of periapsis

294.5211°

True anomaly

65.77437°

Mean anomaly

16.3225°

Eccentric anomaly

36.36051°

Mean motion

1.00425 °/min

Orbital period

358.48 mins

BSTAR

0.0033529

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ARIANE 1 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.
190 mins	2026-09-19 06:09:46.180Z	188.7° SSW	2026-09-19 06:27:46.180Z	131.947° SE	32.299°	2026-09-19 09:19:46.180Z	93.664° ESE
278 mins	2026-09-19 12:35:46.180Z	261.174° W	2026-09-19 14:36:46.180Z	227.051° WSW	48.67°	2026-09-19 17:13:46.180Z	160.592° S

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ARIANE 1 DEB, 40774

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T13:13:20.924Z)

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Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 1979 (1979-12-24 UTC)

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