In orbitDebris

ARIANE 42P DEB

NORAD: 47108
COSPAR: 1992-052P

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Spacecraft

Built by: ArianeGroup
Owner: Arianespace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S47108, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-08-10
Rocket: Ariane 42P 42P
Flight: Topex/ASAP 3
Mission name: Topex-Poseidon
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA2
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-052

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-052, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 1992-08-10
Period: 115.7 min
Inclination: 65.81°
Apogee: 2,410 km
Perigee: 562 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: ARIANE 42P R/B (NORAD 22079)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris10 in total, 10 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit