In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B

NORAD: 23866
COSPAR: 1996-030C

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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 S23866, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1996-05-16
Rocket: Ariane 44L 44L-3
Flight: Palapa C2/Amos 1
Mission name: Palapa C2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1996-030

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1996-030, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1996-05-16
Period: 475.8 min
Inclination: 4.09°
Apogee: 27,345 km
Perigee: 279 km
Radar cross-section: 20.0399 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, 1 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit