In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 44LP R/B

NORAD: 20170
COSPAR: 1989-062C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10
Mass at launch: 2,100 kg
Dry mass: 1,920 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,920 kg
Length: 14 m
Diameter: 2.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 14 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20170, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1989-08-08
Rocket: Ariane 44LP 44LP
Flight: TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos
Mission name: TV-SAT 2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1989-062

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1989-062, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1989-08-08
Period: 576.2 min
Inclination: 7.43°
Apogee: 32,738 km
Perigee: 383 km
Radar cross-section: 12.5913 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 13

Everything from this launch

Debris12 in total, 8 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit