ARIANE 1 DEB, 48343

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 1 DEB, 48343 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 19 Jun 1981 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

48343, 1981-057G

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

European Space Agency (ESA)

Manufacturer

THALA/CNEST

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1981-06-19 (44 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 20 hours ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 48343U 81057G   25193.86355457  .00000405  00000-0  34378-2 0  9992
2 48343  10.6465 141.8768 6684864  38.6306  71.3619  2.86425500262963

Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:43:31.114Z)

Latitude

-0.50074°

Longitude

82.55948°

Altitude

18,862.773 km

Speed

3.543 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 37m 44s

True Declination

0° 29' 60"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.24889°

Longitude

122.08342°

Altitude

28,415.151 km

Speed

1.97 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 44m 14s

Apparent Declination

-14° 23' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:46:03

Azimuth

249.705° W

Elevation

1.556°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

28,574.845 km

Perigee altitude

566.714 km

Semi-major axis

20,948.916 km

Eccentricity

0.66849

Inclination

10.6465°

RAAN

141.8768°

Arg. of periapsis

38.6306°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

71.3619°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.71582 °/min

Orbital period

502.92 mins

BSTAR

0.0034378

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 1981 (1981-06-19 UTC)

METEOSAT 2, 12544

APPLE, 12545

CAT 3, 12546

ARIANE 1 R/B, 12562 (Decayed)

ARIANE 1 DEB, 14125 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 2 AKM (MAGE 1), 20837

ARIANE 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.
403 mins	2025-07-14 04:49:19.729Z	213.301° SW	2025-07-14 05:04:19.729Z	158.226° S	25.504°	2025-07-14 11:32:19.729Z	132.409° SE

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