In orbitDebris

ARIANE 44LP DEB

NORAD: 25538
COSPAR: 1988-109E

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S25538, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-12-11
Rocket: Ariane 44LP 44LP
Flight: Skynet 4B/Astra 1A
Mission name: Skynet 4B
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-109

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-109, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1988-12-11
Period: 642.4 min
Inclination: 7.03°
Apogee: 35,996 km
Perigee: 573 km
Radar cross-section: 0.5276 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 44LP R/B (NORAD 19689)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris19 in total, 17 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit