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ARIANE 1 DEB, 40776

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40776 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

40776, 1979-104AD

Orbit

HEO

Country

FR

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40776U 79104AD  26255.58444928 -.00000629  00000-0 -98595-2 0  9996
2 40776  18.0214   3.5365 7148592  94.4859   3.6591  2.24598764  2002

Epoch: 2026-09-12T14:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T14:01:36.417Z)

Latitude

15.00266°

Longitude

-73.46797°

Altitude

1,057.74 km

Speed

9.541 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 34m 06s

True Declination

14° 55' 13"

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

14:20:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,866.474 km

Perigee altitude

646.149 km

Semi-major axis

24,634.448 km

Eccentricity

0.71486

Inclination

18.0214°

RAAN

3.5365°

Arg. of periapsis

94.4859°

True anomaly

30.25186°

Mean anomaly

3.6591°

Eccentric anomaly

12.57983°

Mean motion

0.56134 °/min

Orbital period

641.32 mins

BSTAR

-0.0098595

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

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26533

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26532

ARIANE 1 DEB, 24754 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28147

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40782

ARIANE 1 R/B, 11659 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25764 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 27795

ARIANE 1 DEB, 29015 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25939 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40781

CAT 1, 11645 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28557

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25763 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26534

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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.
496 mins	2026-09-18 21:29:44.152Z	147.888° SSE	2026-09-19 04:45:44.152Z	177.948° S	25.967°	2026-09-19 05:45:44.152Z	133.124° SE

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