In orbitDebris

ARIANE 44L+ DEB

NORAD: 23242
COSPAR: 1992-021M

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23242, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-04-15
Rocket: Ariane 44L 44L+
Flight: Inmarsat 2F4/Tel. 2B
Mission name: Telecom 2B
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-021

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-021, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1992-04-15
Period: 641.0 min
Inclination: 3.83°
Apogee: 35,587 km
Perigee: 907 km
Radar cross-section: 0.9321 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 44L+ R/B (NORAD 21941)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris18 in total, 17 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit