ARIANE 2 DEB, 40787

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 2 DEB, 40787 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 27 Jan 1989 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

40787, 1989-006CG

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1989-01-27 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 ARIANE 2 DEB
1 40787U 89006CG  26262.20786069 -.00000166  00000-0  10318-2 0  9994
2 40787   7.7967 214.9813 7121014 167.6268 341.0422  2.25288415105564

Epoch: 2026-09-19T04:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T04:59:19.163Z)

Latitude

7.37365°

Longitude

-148.24157°

Altitude

6,988.713 km

Speed

6.589 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 58m 49s

True Declination

7° 21' 01"

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

15:32:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,713.387 km

Perigee altitude

699.768 km

Semi-major axis

24,584.714 km

Eccentricity

0.7121

Inclination

7.7967°

RAAN

214.9813°

Arg. of periapsis

167.6268°

True anomaly

262.15186°

Mean anomaly

341.0422°

Eccentric anomaly

309.60906°

Mean motion

0.56305 °/min

Orbital period

639.38 mins

BSTAR

0.0010318

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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 1989 (1989-01-27 UTC)

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ARIANE 2 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.
92 mins	2026-10-02 21:46:43.337Z	167.158° S	2026-10-02 21:46:43.337Z	167.158° S	44.738°	2026-10-02 23:18:43.337Z	120.87° SE
269 mins	2026-10-03 15:37:43.337Z	107.054° ESE	2026-10-03 18:43:43.337Z	117.592° SE	23.363°	2026-10-03 20:06:43.337Z	107.314° ESE

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ARIANE 2 DEB, 40787

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T04:59:19.163Z)

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