In orbitDebris

ARIANE 3 DEB

NORAD: 20127
COSPAR: 1988-063E

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20127, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-07-21
Rocket: Ariane 3
Flight: Insat 1C/ECS 5
Mission name: Insat 1C
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-063

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-063, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1988-07-21
Period: 612.2 min
Inclination: 7.37°
Apogee: 34,550 km
Perigee: 459 km
Radar cross-section: 10.7167 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 3 R/B (NORAD 19332)

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

ARIANE 3 DEB

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