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 (46 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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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40774U 79104AB  26170.77236811  .00001026  00000-0  24297-2 0  9999
2 40774  18.6816  32.3243 5897484 180.1190 179.6309  4.01641396 40694

Epoch: 2026-06-19T18:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T18:32:12.604Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-153.72138°

Altitude

20,190.954 km

Speed

2.483 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 09m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

21:38:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,205.525 km

Perigee altitude

482.062 km

Semi-major axis

16,721.93 km

Eccentricity

0.58975

Inclination

18.6816°

RAAN

32.3243°

Arg. of periapsis

180.119°

True anomaly

179.88206°

Mean anomaly

179.6309°

Eccentric anomaly

179.76782°

Mean motion

1.00372 °/min

Orbital period

358.66 mins

BSTAR

0.0024297

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

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25939 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25768

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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.
215 mins	2026-06-22 10:36:38.181Z	141.649° SSE	2026-06-22 12:54:38.181Z	116.915° SE	20.835°	2026-06-22 14:11:38.181Z	96.498° ESE
225 mins	2026-06-22 17:12:38.181Z	237.724° WSW	2026-06-22 20:38:38.181Z	196.314° SSW	36.884°	2026-06-22 20:57:38.181Z	124.842° SE
25 mins	2026-06-23 10:11:38.181Z	149.348° SSE	2026-06-23 10:36:38.181Z	138.248° SSE	13.544°	2026-06-23 10:36:38.181Z	138.248° SSE

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ARIANE 1 DEB, 40774

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: 2026-06-19T18:32:12.604Z)

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