In orbitDebris

ARIANE 2 DEB

NORAD: 27046
COSPAR: 1989-006AB

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Spacecraft

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

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27046, 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: 642.0 min
Inclination: 8.14°
Apogee: 35,755 km
Perigee: 794 km
Radar cross-section: 0.3642 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.

ARIANE 2 DEB

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