In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 42P R/B

NORAD: 22079
COSPAR: 1992-052D

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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 S22079, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-08-10
Rocket: Ariane 42P 42P
Flight: Topex/ASAP 3
Mission name: Topex-Poseidon
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-052

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-052, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1992-08-10
Period: 112.7 min
Inclination: 66.07°
Apogee: 1,408 km
Perigee: 1,291 km
Radar cross-section: 16.1133 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 11

Everything from this launch

Debris10 in total, 10 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit