ARIANE 1 DEB, 40778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40778 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

40778, 1979-104AF

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

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

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40778U 79104AF  25186.44353595  .00000837  00000-0  16700-2 0  9991
2 40778  17.9418 154.7260 4849393  57.4298  41.5530  5.57472132235136

Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:38:41.506Z)

Latitude

7.70189°

Longitude

-133.26595°

Altitude

4,522.879 km

Speed

6.593 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 40m 21s

True Declination

7° 40' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.76276°

Longitude

-121.4316°

Altitude

5,734.449 km

Speed

6.013 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 14m 12s

Apparent Declination

-23° 22' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:14:54

Azimuth

150.751° SSE

Elevation

20.875°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

13,578.985 km

Perigee altitude

544.118 km

Semi-major axis

13,439.689 km

Eccentricity

0.48494

Inclination

17.9418°

RAAN

154.726°

Arg. of periapsis

57.4298°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

41.553°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.39303 °/min

Orbital period

258.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00167

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

CAT 1, 11645 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40777 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 R/B, 11659 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 24754 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25098

ARIANE 1 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
22 mins	2025-07-06 08:17:06.221Z	150.789° SSE	2025-07-06 08:17:06.221Z	150.789° SSE	19.57°	2025-07-06 08:39:06.221Z	133.216° SE
125 mins	2025-07-06 12:46:06.221Z	227.859° WSW	2025-07-06 13:28:06.221Z	196.084° SSW	18.138°	2025-07-06 14:51:06.221Z	162.346° S
8 mins	2025-07-07 05:23:06.221Z	177.223° S	2025-07-07 05:25:06.221Z	161.416° S	14.514°	2025-07-07 05:31:06.221Z	133.715° SE

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