In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B

NORAD: 23732
COSPAR: 1995-067C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Aerospatiale/Les Mureaux
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10-3/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 S23732, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1995-12-06
Rocket: Ariane 44L 44L-3
Flight: Insat 2C/Telecom 2C
Mission name: Telecom 2C
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1995-067

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1995-067, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1995-12-06
Period: 464.4 min
Inclination: 7.14°
Apogee: 26,645 km
Perigee: 329 km
Radar cross-section: 23.5685 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 body1 in total, 1 still in orbit