In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 44P+3 R/B

NORAD: 23716
COSPAR: 1995-062B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10-3
Mass at launch: 2,000 kg
Dry mass: 1,820 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,820 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 S23716, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1995-11-17
Rocket: Ariane 44P 44P-3
Flight: ISO
Mission name: ISO
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1995-062

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1995-062, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1995-11-17
Period: 1515.7 min
Inclination: 6.92°
Apogee: 73,970 km
Perigee: 692 km
Radar cross-section: 10.0237 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit