ARIANE 2 DEB, 42489

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 2 DEB, 42489 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

42489, 1989-006CR

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

11 months ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1989-01-27 (36 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 11 months ago

0 ARIANE 2 DEB
1 42489U 89006CR  24228.46125038 -.00000097  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 42489   9.8006  51.3859 6820659 144.5476  85.0904  2.19970790170952

Epoch: 2024-08-15T11:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-08-15T11:04:12.032Z)

Latitude

-8.82075°

Longitude

-142.80157°

Altitude

26,925.253 km

Speed

2.824 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 10m 23s

True Declination

-8° 48' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.04551°

Longitude

-22.73763°

Altitude

35,654.08 km

Speed

1.734 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 24m 57s

Apparent Declination

0° 34' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:15:57

Azimuth

135.886° SSE

Elevation

39.955°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,637.419 km

Perigee altitude

1,563.394 km

Semi-major axis

24,978.543 km

Eccentricity

0.68207

Inclination

9.8006°

RAAN

51.3859°

Arg. of periapsis

144.5476°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

85.0904°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.54978 °/min

Orbital period

654.8 mins

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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.
275 mins	2025-07-05 17:20:36.726Z	135.901° SSE	2025-07-05 18:50:36.726Z	149.791° SSE	33.818°	2025-07-05 21:55:36.726Z	138.972° SSE
26 mins	2025-07-06 09:51:36.726Z	156.19° SSE	2025-07-06 09:58:36.726Z	133.687° SE	13.55°	2025-07-06 10:17:36.726Z	107.52° ESE
225 mins	2025-07-06 13:35:36.726Z	97.146° ESE	2025-07-06 17:20:36.726Z	118.824° SE	21.069°	2025-07-06 17:20:36.726Z	118.824° SE

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