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

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 month ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40778U 79104AF  26240.54951310  .00000150  00000-0  30614-3 0  9992
2 40778  18.0202  13.4139 4828834 265.2671  66.1646  5.58150400258549

Epoch: 2026-08-28T13:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-28T13:11:17.931Z)

Latitude

8.18787°

Longitude

-135.00298°

Altitude

7,460.22 km

Speed

5.284 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 38m 22s

True Declination

8° 09' 47"

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

19:39:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

13,535.182 km

Perigee altitude

566.11 km

Semi-major axis

13,428.783 km

Eccentricity

0.48288

Inclination

18.0202°

RAAN

13.4139°

Arg. of periapsis

265.2671°

True anomaly

122.12545°

Mean anomaly

66.1646°

Eccentric anomaly

93.77185°

Mean motion

1.39472 °/min

Orbital period

258.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00030614

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

CAT 1, 11645 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25766

ARIANE 1 DEB, 29016 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 29015 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26534

ARIANE 1 R/B, 11659 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 29018

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40777 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28147

ARIANE 1 DEB, 27732

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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.
53 mins	2026-10-05 07:54:51.170Z	207.789° SW	2026-10-05 08:05:51.170Z	147.728° SSE	32.557°	2026-10-05 08:47:51.170Z	99.498° ESE
156 mins	2026-10-05 12:28:51.170Z	250.875° W	2026-10-05 13:07:51.170Z	189.725° SSW	48.521°	2026-10-05 15:04:51.170Z	135.983° SSE
113 mins	2026-10-05 17:49:51.170Z	256.123° W	2026-10-05 18:49:51.170Z	232.361° WSW	16.395°	2026-10-05 19:42:51.170Z	198.88° SSW

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ARIANE 1 DEB, 40778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-28T13:11:17.931Z)

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Orbital elements

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

ARIANE 1 DEB Visibility forecast

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