ARIANE 1 DEB, 40781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40781 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

40781, 1979-104AJ

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

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 shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40781U 79104AJ  26166.85317160  .00000774  00000-0  35577-2 0  9990
2 40781  19.1209  16.6881 6488242 121.3279 317.6076  3.16721476 23397

Epoch: 2026-06-15T20:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T20:28:34.026Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

165.41076°

Altitude

10,714.124 km

Speed

5.127 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 06m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

00:50:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

25,923.143 km

Perigee altitude

501.57 km

Semi-major axis

19,590.494 km

Eccentricity

0.64882

Inclination

19.1209°

RAAN

16.6881°

Arg. of periapsis

121.3279°

True anomaly

238.59934°

Mean anomaly

317.6076°

Eccentric anomaly

281.13218°

Mean motion

0.79154 °/min

Orbital period

454.81 mins

BSTAR

0.0035577

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

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ARIANE 1 DEB, 40777 (Decayed)

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ARIANE 1 DEB, 25763 (Decayed)

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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.
10 mins	2026-06-22 19:46:23.434Z	240.096° WSW	2026-06-22 19:53:23.434Z	209.443° SW	15.249°	2026-06-22 19:56:23.434Z	180.509° SSW
146 mins	2026-06-23 07:32:23.434Z	132.739° SE	2026-06-23 09:08:23.434Z	129.146° SE	13.398°	2026-06-23 09:58:23.434Z	119.395° SE

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ARIANE 1 DEB, 40781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T20:28:34.026Z)

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

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