In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 44LP+ R/B

NORAD: 22913
COSPAR: 1993-073C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10+/S
Mass at launch: 2,260 kg
Dry mass: 2,080 kg
Length: 14.1 m
Diameter: 2.6 m
Span with arrays and booms: 14.1 m
Shape: Step Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S22913, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1993-11-20
Rocket: Ariane 44LP 44LP+
Flight: Solid. 1/Meteosat 6
Mission name: Solidaridad 1
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1993-073

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1993-073, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1993-11-20
Period: 105.4 min
Inclination: 6.73°
Apogee: 1,809 km
Perigee: 215 km
Radar cross-section: 29.7336 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, 0 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit