In orbitDebris

ARIANE 1 DEB

NORAD: 26787
COSPAR: 1985-056M

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S26787, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-07-02
Rocket: Ariane 1
Flight: Giotto
Mission name: Giotto
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-056

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-056, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1985-07-02
Period: 636.4 min
Inclination: 7.38°
Apogee: 35,265 km
Perigee: 996 km
Radar cross-section: 0.2543 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 1 R/B (NORAD 15876)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris13 in total, 8 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit