In orbitDebris

ARIANE 2 DEB

NORAD: 23243
COSPAR: 1989-027C

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23243, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1989-04-02
Rocket: Ariane 2
Flight: Tele-X
Mission name: Tele-X
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1989-027

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1989-027, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1989-04-02
Period: 646.1 min
Inclination: 2.31°
Apogee: 36,180 km
Perigee: 579 km
Radar cross-section: 0.2506 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 2 R/B (NORAD 19920)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit