In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 1 R/B

NORAD: 15876
COSPAR: 1985-056B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): H8
Mass at launch: 1,506 kg
Dry mass: 1,506 kg
Length: 10.3 m
Diameter: 2.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 10.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15876, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-07-02
Rocket: Ariane 1
Flight: Giotto
Mission name: Giotto
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-056

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-056, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1985-07-02
Period: 401.3 min
Inclination: 9.06°
Apogee: 22,778 km
Perigee: 509 km
Radar cross-section: 1.0524 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 14

Everything from this launch

Debris13 in total, 8 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit