In orbitDebris

ARIANE 3 DEB

NORAD: 20674
COSPAR: 1984-081E

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20674, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1984-08-04
Rocket: Ariane 3
Flight: ECS 2/Telecom 1A
Mission name: ECS 2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1984-081

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1984-081, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1984-08-04
Period: 598.0 min
Inclination: 7.38°
Apogee: 33,513 km
Perigee: 753 km
Radar cross-section: 2.3649 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 3 R/B (NORAD 15165)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit