ARIANE 40 R/B
Launch
Launched on Sep 26, 1993 from Ariane Launch Area 2, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 40.
Ariane 40 | SPOT 3 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 18:10 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
CNES
Country
France
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 26, 1993
Mass
—
Apogee
793 km
Perigee
779 km
Inclination
98.47°
Period
1.67 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ARIANE 40 R/B across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
779 × 793 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 1993-061 (Ariane 40 | SPOT 3).
- STELLA · 22824
- EYESAT A (AO-27) · 22825
- ITAMSAT (IO-26) · 22826
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