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: 4 days ago
TLE from 4 days ago
0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 48260U 79104AL 26169.44257534 .00005566 00000-0 64589-3 0 9996
2 48260 23.0233 216.0386 4119624 202.0628 133.3764 7.15892704 54928Epoch: 2026-06-18T10:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-18T10:37:18.509Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
150.02564°
Altitude
8,894.454 km
Speed
4.142 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 24m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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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
21:39:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
9,684.269 km
Perigee altitude
311.346 km
Semi-major axis
11,375.945 km
Eccentricity
0.41196
Inclination
23.0233°
RAAN
216.0386°
Arg. of periapsis
202.0628°
True anomaly
157.96861°
Mean anomaly
133.3764°
Eccentric anomaly
146.42866°
Mean motion
1.7888 °/min
Orbital period
201.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00064589
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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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| 14 mins | 2026-06-22 13:25:56.393Z | 258.28° W | 2026-06-22 13:34:56.393Z | 233.545° WSW | 13.72° | 2026-06-22 13:39:56.393Z | 208.795° SW |
| 73 mins | 2026-06-23 00:44:56.393Z | 161.819° S | 2026-06-23 01:15:56.393Z | 125.907° SE | 18.448° | 2026-06-23 01:57:56.393Z | 94.875° ESE |
| 110 mins | 2026-06-23 04:13:56.393Z | 219.211° SW | 2026-06-23 05:17:56.393Z | 157.299° SSE | 38.049° | 2026-06-23 06:03:56.393Z | 96.008° ESE |
| 86 mins | 2026-06-23 08:14:56.393Z | 254.964° W | 2026-06-23 09:20:56.393Z | 194.744° SSW | 39.409° | 2026-06-23 09:40:56.393Z | 122.945° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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