In orbitDebris

ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]

NORAD: 34940
COSPAR: 2009-026D

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Spacecraft

Built by: EADS Bremen
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): SYLDA 5
Mass at launch: 440 kg
Dry mass: 440 kg
Length: 4.9 m
Diameter: 4.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 4.9 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S34940, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2009-05-14
Rocket: Ariane 5ECA
Flight: Herschel/Planck
Mission name: Herschel
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA3
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2009-026

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2009-026, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 2009-05-14
Orbits: the Sun

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 5 R/B (NORAD 34939)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

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

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit