IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P R/B
Launch
Launched on May 4, 2002 from Ariane Launch Area 2, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 42P.
Ariane 42P | SPOT 5 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 06:14 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
CNES
Country
France
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 4, 2002
Mass
—
Apogee
801 km
Perigee
784 km
Inclination
98.60°
Period
1.68 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P R/B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
784 × 801 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.
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