In orbitDebris

ARIANE 44L DEB

NORAD: 28573
COSPAR: 1991-003N

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28573, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-01-15
Rocket: Ariane 44L 44L
Flight: Italsat 1/Eut. 2F2
Mission name: Italsat 1
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-003

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-003, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1991-01-15
Period: 543.9 min
Inclination: 6.88°
Apogee: 30,740 km
Perigee: 646 km
Radar cross-section: 0.4562 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 21057)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris16 in total, 13 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit