In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 44LP R/B

NORAD: 26490
COSPAR: 2000-046D

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Spacecraft

Built by: EADS Launch Vehicles (EADS LV)
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): Ariane H10-3
Main engine: HM-7B
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 S26490, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2000-08-17
Rocket: Ariane 44LP 44LP-3
Flight: Brasil B4/Nilest 102
Mission name: Brasilsat B4
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2000-046

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2000-046, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 2000-08-17
Period: 478.9 min
Inclination: 3.15°
Apogee: 27,519 km
Perigee: 279 km
Radar cross-section: 20.9757 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