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	12 hours ago
Origin	ESA (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 12 hours ago

0 ARIANE 1 DEB
1 48343U 81057G   25091.54675449  .00000778  00000-0  61518-2 0  9999
2 48343  10.5490 193.2803 6684400 298.9519  73.4668  2.86273269117648

Epoch: 2025-04-01T13:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T13:07:19.587Z)

Latitude	10.5197°
Longitude	-109.83553°
Altitude	19,230.725 km
Speed	3.479 km/s
True Right ascension	18h 28m 34s
True Declination	10° 30' 09"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	7.06677°
Longitude	-55.61959°
Altitude	25,321.615 km
Speed	2.475 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	21h 43m 25s
Apparent Declination	0° 17' 13"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:11:18
Azimuth	309.155° NW
Elevation	-37.4°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	28,586.264 km
Perigee altitude	570.148 km
Semi-major axis	20,956.343 km
Eccentricity	0.66844
Inclination	10.549°
RAAN	193.2803°
Arg. of periapsis	298.9519°
True anomaly	145.06014°
Mean anomaly	73.4668°
Eccentric anomaly	109.55626°
Mean motion	0.71543 °/min
BSTAR	0.0061518
Orbital period	503.19 mins