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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 (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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 40781U 79104AJ  26060.13951598  .00000600  00000-0  23663-2 0  9994
2 40781  19.0460  75.4097 6484096  13.5573 357.8533  3.16538777 20019

Epoch: 2026-03-01T03:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-01T03:20:54.180Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-133.74687°

Altitude

598.159 km

Speed

9.691 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 01m 43s

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

19:08:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

25,927.441 km

Perigee altitude

512.342 km

Semi-major axis

19,598.028 km

Eccentricity

0.64841

Inclination

19.046°

RAAN

75.4097°

Arg. of periapsis

13.5573°

True anomaly

346.87049°

Mean anomaly

357.8533°

Eccentric anomaly

353.9154°

Mean motion

0.79109 °/min

Orbital period

455.07 mins

BSTAR

0.0023663

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

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25767

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26532

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28556

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25098

ARIANE 1 DEB, 27732

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40775

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25939 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40774

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40782

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40776

ARIANE 1 DEB, 26533

ARIANE 1 R/B, 11659 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 29017

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25763 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 28147

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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.
306 mins	2026-03-04 07:25:52.451Z	229.818° WSW	2026-03-04 07:38:52.451Z	160.346° S	34.06°	2026-03-04 12:31:52.451Z	130.156° SE

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