In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 40 R/B

NORAD: 20443
COSPAR: 1990-005H

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10
Mass at launch: 2,000 kg
Dry mass: 1,820 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,875 kg
Length: 12.1 m
Diameter: 2.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 12.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20443, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-01-22
Rocket: Ariane 40 40
Flight: SPOT 2/ASAP-1
Mission name: SPOT 2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-005

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-005, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1990-01-22
Period: 100.0 min
Inclination: 98.28°
Apogee: 766 km
Perigee: 752 km
Radar cross-section: 9.736 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload7 in total, 7 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit