In orbitDebris

ARIANE 44L DEB

NORAD: 28576
COSPAR: 1991-075N

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Spacecraft

Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28576, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1991-10-29
Rocket: Ariane 44L 44L
Flight: Intelsat 601
Mission name: INTELSAT VI F-1
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1991-075

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1991-075, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1991-10-29
Period: 507.2 min
Inclination: 6.68°
Apogee: 28,560 km
Perigee: 819 km
Radar cross-section: 2.626 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 21766)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris13 in total, 7 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit