ARIANE 1 DEB, 48260
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARIANE 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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago
TLE from 6 days ago
0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 48260U 79104AL 26255.62295082 .00006702 00000-0 83278-3 0 9991
2 48260 23.0224 64.0711 4110007 109.1307 299.0028 7.17052576 61106Epoch: 2026-09-12T14:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T14:57:02.950Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-151.82054°
Altitude
4,527.395 km
Speed
6.166 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 16m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:47:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
9,656.019 km
Perigee altitude
315.061 km
Semi-major axis
11,363.677 km
Eccentricity
0.411
Inclination
23.0224°
RAAN
64.0711°
Arg. of periapsis
109.1307°
True anomaly
250.90967°
Mean anomaly
299.0028°
Eccentric anomaly
275.56519°
Mean motion
1.7917 °/min
Orbital period
200.93 mins
BSTAR
0.00083278
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Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 1979 (1979-12-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 54 mins | 2026-09-19 10:12:22.964Z | 208.062° SW | 2026-09-19 10:51:22.964Z | 167.347° S | 24.61° | 2026-09-19 11:06:22.964Z | 123.789° SE |
| 20 mins | 2026-09-19 14:19:22.964Z | 233.418° WSW | 2026-09-19 14:33:22.964Z | 190.729° SSW | 26.627° | 2026-09-19 14:39:22.964Z | 137.699° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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