In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 3 R/B

NORAD: 15562
COSPAR: 1985-015C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10
Main engine: HM-7B
Mass at launch: 2,100 kg
Dry mass: 1,920 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,920 kg
Length: 14 m
Diameter: 2.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 14 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15562, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-02-08
Rocket: Ariane 3
Flight: Arab 1A/Brasilsat 1
Mission name: Arabsat 1A
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-015

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-015, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1985-02-08
Period: 461.4 min
Inclination: 6.75°
Apogee: 26,471 km
Perigee: 329 km
Radar cross-section: 23.3522 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit