In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 44L R/B

NORAD: 20717
COSPAR: 1990-063C

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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 S20717, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-07-24
Rocket: Ariane 44L 44L
Flight: TDF 2/DFS 2
Mission name: TDF 2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-063

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-063, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1990-07-24
Period: 607.3 min
Inclination: 3.99°
Apogee: 34,367 km
Perigee: 389 km
Radar cross-section: 31.1798 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit