In orbitDebris

ARIANE 42P+ DEB

NORAD: 28280
COSPAR: 1992-072P

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28280, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-10-28
Rocket: Ariane 42P 42P+
Flight: Galaxy 7
Mission name: Galaxy VII
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-072

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-072, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1992-10-28
Period: 495.0 min
Inclination: 6.38°
Apogee: 27,865 km
Perigee: 835 km
Radar cross-section: 0.5012 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 42P+ R/B (NORAD 22206)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris28 in total, 23 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit