ARIANE 1 DEB, 40779

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40779 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

40779, 1979-104AG

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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Last TLE update: 3 months ago

TLE from 3 months ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40779U 79104AG  26177.12443822 -.00000022  00000-0  19230-2 0  9999
2 40779  18.2330 167.5014 7313442 279.7038  11.6250  2.07852052 32652

Epoch: 2026-06-26T02:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-26T02:59:11.462Z)

Latitude

-0.00081°

Longitude

-151.58084°

Altitude

4,330.229 km

Speed

7.686 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 09m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 03"

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

16:33:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,533.525 km

Perigee altitude

590.886 km

Semi-major axis

25,940.343 km

Eccentricity

0.73134

Inclination

18.233°

RAAN

167.5014°

Arg. of periapsis

279.7038°

True anomaly

80.06526°

Mean anomaly

11.625°

Eccentric anomaly

36.62076°

Mean motion

0.51949 °/min

Orbital period

692.98 mins

BSTAR

0.001923

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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.
350 mins	2026-09-18 23:41:56.540Z	121.383° SE	2026-09-19 02:11:56.540Z	150.851° SSE	45.279°	2026-09-19 05:31:56.540Z	152.747° SSE
339 mins	2026-09-19 18:02:56.540Z	173.614° S	2026-09-19 23:41:56.540Z	117.622° SE	33.272°	2026-09-19 23:41:56.540Z	117.622° SE

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ARIANE 1 DEB, 40779

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-26T02:59:11.462Z)

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

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