In orbitDebris

ARIANE 1 DEB

NORAD: 16616
COSPAR: 1986-019D

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace
Mass at launch: 28 kg
Dry mass: 28 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S16616, 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: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1986-02-22
Period: 100.6 min
Inclination: 98.28°
Apogee: 793 km
Perigee: 782 km
Radar cross-section: 0.4531 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 1 R/B (NORAD 16615)

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

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