ARIANE 3 DEB, 48350

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 3 DEB, 48350 is space debris originally from a launch on Thu, 21 Jul 1988 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

48350, 1988-063K

Orbit

Active

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1988-07-21 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 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 48350U 88063K   25247.17996790  .00070912  00000-0  84362-2 0  9997
2 48350   7.2459 133.6691 2848835 327.5055  17.7619  9.52156485291922

Epoch: 2025-09-04T04:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T04:19:09.226Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

85.33444°

Altitude

586.208 km

Speed

8.491 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 54m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:31:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

5,710.206 km

Perigee altitude

349.767 km

Semi-major axis

9,408.124 km

Eccentricity

0.28488

Inclination

7.2459°

RAAN

133.6691°

Arg. of periapsis

327.5055°

True anomaly

32.5075°

Mean anomaly

17.7619°

Eccentric anomaly

24.54155°

Mean motion

2.37842 °/min

Orbital period

151.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0084362

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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1988 (1988-07-21 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19335 (Decayed)

EUTE 1-F5 (ECS 5), 19331

INSAT 1C, 19330

ARIANE 3 DEB, 20488

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19332 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 22101

ARIANE 3 DEB, 20127

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26809

ARIANE 3 DEB, 25574 (Decayed)

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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.
37 mins	2026-06-22 11:30:13.842Z	206.641° SW	2026-06-22 11:46:13.842Z	164.954° S	21.364°	2026-06-22 12:07:13.842Z	125.432° SE
43 mins	2026-06-22 14:08:13.842Z	225.065° WSW	2026-06-22 14:30:13.842Z	179.63° S	25.052°	2026-06-22 14:51:13.842Z	134.808° SE
34 mins	2026-06-22 16:53:13.842Z	234.13° WSW	2026-06-22 17:12:13.842Z	197.821° SSW	20.536°	2026-06-22 17:27:13.842Z	155.905° SSE

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ARIANE 3 DEB, 48350

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

TLE from 10 months ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T04:19:09.226Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1988 (1988-07-21 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 10 months ago