ARIANE 1 DEB, 40780

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40780 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

40780, 1979-104AH

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 week 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 1 week ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40780U 79104AH  25179.72828695  .00000227  00000-0  90189-3 0  9992
2 40780  19.1333 158.5533 5938645 319.6290   8.7482  3.90220678317008

Epoch: 2025-06-28T17:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-28T17:28:43.992Z)

Latitude

-0.00035°

Longitude

-20.70631°

Altitude

1,211.902 km

Speed

9.035 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 34m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.53001°

Longitude

161.06519°

Altitude

14,357.667 km

Speed

3.88 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 18m 21s

Apparent Declination

-16° 28' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:26:26

Azimuth

135.6° SSE

Elevation

20.867°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,791.639 km

Perigee altitude

545.043 km

Semi-major axis

17,046.478 km

Eccentricity

0.59386

Inclination

19.1333°

RAAN

158.5533°

Arg. of periapsis

319.629°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

8.7482°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.97519 °/min

Orbital period

369.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00090189

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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.
19 mins	2025-07-06 08:28:35.648Z	135.625° SSE	2025-07-06 08:28:35.648Z	135.625° SSE	19.587°	2025-07-06 08:47:35.648Z	131.837° SE
225 mins	2025-07-07 04:43:35.648Z	248.17° W	2025-07-07 05:34:35.648Z	180.139° SSW	40.438°	2025-07-07 08:28:35.648Z	151.688° SSE

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