In orbitDebris

ARIANE 3 DEB

NORAD: 20229
COSPAR: 1989-053C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20229, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1989-07-12
Rocket: Ariane 3
Flight: Olympus
Mission name: Olympus
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1989-053

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1989-053, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1989-07-12
Period: 619.1 min
Inclination: 6.61°
Apogee: 34,959 km
Perigee: 410 km
Radar cross-section: 8.7598 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 3 R/B (NORAD 20123)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit