In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 2 R/B

NORAD: 19122
COSPAR: 1988-040B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10
Main engine: HM-7B
Mass at launch: 2,000 kg
Dry mass: 1,820 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,820 kg
Length: 11.8 m
Diameter: 2.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 11.8 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S19122, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-05-17
Rocket: Ariane 2
Flight: Intelsat 513
Mission name: INTELSAT VA F13
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-040

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-040, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1988-05-17
Period: 604.0 min
Inclination: 7.18°
Apogee: 34,108 km
Perigee: 474 km
Radar cross-section: 1.161 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 8

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 7 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit