In orbitDebris

ARIANE 3 DEB [SYLDA]

NORAD: 15166
COSPAR: 1984-081D

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Sylda
Mass at launch: 150 kg
Dry mass: 150 kg
Length: 2.2 m
Diameter: 2.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.7 m
Shape: Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15166, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1984-08-04
Rocket: Ariane 3
Flight: ECS 2/Telecom 1A
Mission name: ECS 2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1984-081

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1984-081, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1984-08-04
Period: 593.1 min
Inclination: 6.35°
Apogee: 33,333 km
Perigee: 676 km
Radar cross-section: 2.1438 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 3 R/B (NORAD 15165)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit