ARIANA 1 DEB, 48260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANA 1 DEB, 48260 is space debris 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

48260, 1979-104AL

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

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

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 ARIANA 1 DEB
1 48260U 79104AL  25185.43571608  .00004446  00000-0  50248-3 0  9996
2 48260  23.0408 107.9292 4150723 207.1677 123.2027  7.10555270647298

Epoch: 2025-07-04T10:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T10:27:25.869Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

28.38331°

Altitude

8,620.055 km

Speed

4.276 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 11m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

23.07957°

Longitude

118.04375°

Altitude

5,579.934 km

Speed

5.64 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 42m 07s

Apparent Declination

2° 41' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:52:01

Azimuth

294.277° NW

Elevation

-22.416°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

9,800.128 km

Perigee altitude

309.235 km

Semi-major axis

11,432.819 km

Eccentricity

0.41507

Inclination

23.0408°

RAAN

107.9292°

Arg. of periapsis

207.1677°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

123.2027°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.77547 °/min

Orbital period

202.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00050248

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

CAT 1, 11645 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 40777 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 R/B, 11659 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 24754 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 25098

ARIANA 1 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
32 mins	2025-07-06 16:16:16.892Z	135.736° SSE	2025-07-06 16:31:16.892Z	121.132° SE	11.306°	2025-07-06 16:48:16.892Z	108.132° ESE
109 mins	2025-07-06 19:33:16.892Z	208.995° SW	2025-07-06 20:32:16.892Z	149.696° SSE	35.775°	2025-07-06 21:22:16.892Z	93.651° ESE
96 mins	2025-07-06 23:28:16.892Z	248.471° W	2025-07-07 00:40:16.892Z	187.154° SSW	40.184°	2025-07-07 01:04:16.892Z	114.426° SE
36 mins	2025-07-07 03:58:16.892Z	268.571° W	2025-07-07 04:25:16.892Z	222.953° SW	25.462°	2025-07-07 04:34:16.892Z	173.261° S

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