In orbitDebris

ARIANE 44LP DEB

NORAD: 26794
COSPAR: 1991-015L

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S26794, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-03-02
Rocket: Ariane 44LP 44LP
Flight: Astra 1B/Meteosat 5
Mission name: Astra 1B
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-015

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-015, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1991-03-02
Period: 497.4 min
Inclination: 7.92°
Apogee: 28,174 km
Perigee: 660 km
Radar cross-section: 0.5379 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 44LP R/B (NORAD 21141)

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

ARIANE 44LP DEB

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