In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 1 R/B

NORAD: 16615
COSPAR: 1986-019C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): H8
Mass at launch: 1,800 kg
Dry mass: 1,630 kg
Length: 9 m
Diameter: 2.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S16615, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1986-02-22
Rocket: Ariane 1
Flight: Spot/Viking
Mission name: SPOT
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1986-019

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1986-019, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1986-02-22
Period: 100.5 min
Inclination: 98.22°
Apogee: 788 km
Perigee: 773 km
Radar cross-section: 6.6005 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 497

Everything from this launch

Debris498 in total, 23 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit