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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

FR

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, 0.2 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  26254.40744373  .00000699  00000-0  28613-2 0  9998
2 40781  19.1016 327.9224 6498825 210.8553  85.2623  3.16840776 26179

Epoch: 2026-09-11T09:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T09:46:43.138Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-169.18476°

Altitude

19,217.727 km

Speed

3.285 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 51m 42s

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

15:31:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

25,935.794 km

Perigee altitude

479.123 km

Semi-major axis

19,585.595 km

Eccentricity

0.64988

Inclination

19.1016°

RAAN

327.9224°

Arg. of periapsis

210.8553°

True anomaly

149.11875°

Mean anomaly

85.2623°

Eccentric anomaly

118.1067°

Mean motion

0.79184 °/min

Orbital period

454.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0028613

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

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26532

ARIANE 1 DEB, 27732

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26533

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28556

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40779

ARIANE 1 DEB, 24754 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40780

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28147

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40782

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25837

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28557

ARIANE 1 R/B, 11659 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25764 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 27795

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40774

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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.
379 mins	2026-09-19 06:17:16.550Z	228.986° WSW	2026-09-19 12:05:16.550Z	206.132° SW	53.926°	2026-09-19 12:36:16.550Z	132.271° SE

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