In orbitDebris

ARIANE 2 DEB

NORAD: 27030
COSPAR: 1989-006K

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Spacecraft

Built by: EADS Launch Vehicles (EADS LV)
Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27030, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1989-01-27
Rocket: Ariane 2
Flight: Intelsat 515
Mission name: INTELSAT VA F15
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1989-006

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1989-006, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1989-01-27
Period: 606.3 min
Inclination: 8.59°
Apogee: 34,227 km
Perigee: 475 km
Radar cross-section: 0.3336 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 2 R/B (NORAD 19773)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris86 in total, 83 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit