In orbitDebris

ARIANE 44LP DEB

NORAD: 27659
COSPAR: 1989-062P

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27659, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1989-08-08
Rocket: Ariane 44LP 44LP
Flight: TV-SAT 2/Hipparcos
Mission name: TV-SAT 2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1989-062

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1989-062, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1989-08-08
Period: 618.5 min
Inclination: 6.73°
Apogee: 34,578 km
Perigee: 758 km
Radar cross-section: 0.6061 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 44LP R/B (NORAD 20170)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris12 in total, 8 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit