In orbitDebris

ARIANE 2 DEB

NORAD: 27625
COSPAR: 1988-098H

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27625, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-10-28
Rocket: Ariane 2
Flight: TDF 1
Mission name: TDF 1
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-098

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-098, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1988-10-28
Period: 716.5 min
Inclination: 3.78°
Apogee: 39,433 km
Perigee: 858 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 2 R/B (NORAD 19622)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris9 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit