In orbitDebris

ARIANE 3 DEB

NORAD: 17253
COSPAR: 1986-026E

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S17253, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1986-03-28
Rocket: Ariane 3
Flight: Gstar 2/Brasilsat 2
Mission name: Gstar 2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1986-026

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1986-026, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1986-03-28
Period: 445.4 min
Inclination: 6.65°
Apogee: 25,505 km
Perigee: 377 km
Radar cross-section: 0.8415 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 3 R/B (NORAD 16657)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit