In orbitDebris

ARIANE 1 DEB

NORAD: 40778
COSPAR: 1979-104AF

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Spacecraft

Owner: European Space Agency

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S40778, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1979-12-24
Rocket: Ariane 1
Mission name: CAT
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: European Space Agency
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1979-104

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1979-104, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1979-12-24
Period: 258.0 min
Inclination: 17.99°
Apogee: 13,516 km
Perigee: 574 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0162 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 1 R/B (NORAD 11659)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris33 in total, 26 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit