In orbitDebris

ARIANE 1 DEB

NORAD: 48343
COSPAR: 1981-057G

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Spacecraft

Built by: THALA/CNEST
Owner: European Space Agency

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S48343, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-06-19
Rocket: Ariane 1
Flight: Meteosat 2/Apple
Mission name: Meteosat F2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA1
Launched by: European Space Agency
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-057

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-057, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: ESA
Launch date: 1981-06-19
Period: 500.6 min
Inclination: 10.94°
Apogee: 28,434 km
Perigee: 576 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: CAT 3 (NORAD 12546)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit