ARIANE 3 DEB, 48348

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 DEB, 48348 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 04 Aug 1984 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

48348, 1984-081H

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1984-08-04 (42 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 months ago

TLE from 10 months ago

0 ARIANE 3 DEB
1 48348U 84081H   25230.18725113 -.00000279  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 48348   8.0271 335.7495 7137578  23.1377 357.0605  2.08251415 89904

Epoch: 2025-08-18T04:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-18T04:29:38.497Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-58.41595°

Altitude

1,284.151 km

Speed

9.415 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 23m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:35:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

38,020.891 km

Perigee altitude

1,037.657 km

Semi-major axis

25,907.411 km

Eccentricity

0.71376

Inclination

8.0271°

RAAN

335.7495°

Arg. of periapsis

23.1377°

True anomaly

335.50971°

Mean anomaly

357.0605°

Eccentric anomaly

349.86241°

Mean motion

0.52048 °/min

Orbital period

691.66 mins

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1984 (1984-08-04 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 15166

ARIANE 3 R/B, 15165 (Decayed)

EUTE 1-F2 (ECS 2), 15158

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ARIANE 3 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.
27 mins	2026-06-22 10:33:36.528Z	157.96° S	2026-06-22 10:33:36.528Z	157.96° S	33.065°	2026-06-22 11:00:36.528Z	126.081° SE
623 mins	2026-06-22 23:35:36.528Z	142.967° SSE	2026-06-23 08:01:36.528Z	156.691° SSE	36.264°	2026-06-23 09:58:36.528Z	118.666° SE

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ARIANE 3 DEB, 48348

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-18T04:29:38.497Z)

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1984 (1984-08-04 UTC)

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