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Launch · COSPAR 1991-050 · 17 Jul 1991

ERS-1

Guiana Space Centre, Kourou · FR5.24°, -52.77°

Payloads

5

Catalogued objects

19

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

9

Decayed

10

53% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, KourouGuiana Space Centre, Kourou

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 19

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Payload Payload · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ERS-1215741991-050AUnknownLEO737 / 783 km98.78°on orbitEuropean Space Agency
UOSAT 5 (UO-22)215751991-050BUnknownLEO746 / 755 km98.34°on orbit—
ORBCOMM-XORBCOMM215761991-050CUnknownLEO745 / 748 km98.29°on orbitORBCOMM
TUBSAT A215771991-050DUnknownLEO752 / 761 km98.38°on orbit—
SARA215781991-050EUnknownLEO695 / 696 km98.09°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 40 R/B216101991-050FInactiveLEO747 / 750 km98.18°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 13

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 40 DEB269251991-050GDecayedLEO352 / 430 km98.14°30 Jan 2002—
SARA DEB280651991-050HDecayedLEO258 / 274 km98.02°26 Mar 2007—
SARA DEB288441991-050JDecayedLEO286 / 295 km98.12°26 Sept 2011—
SARA DEB295011991-050KDecayedLEO282 / 326 km98.02°23 Aug 2011—
SARA DEB295021991-050LDecayedLEO315 / 355 km97.78°31 Dec 2011—
ERS 1 DEB352581991-050MDecayedLEO262 / 289 km98.18°13 Apr 2023European Space Agency
ERS 1 DEB352591991-050NInactiveLEO670 / 689 km98.48°on orbitEuropean Space Agency
ERS 1 DEB352601991-050PInactiveLEO679 / 711 km98.53°on orbitEuropean Space Agency
ERS 1 DEB352611991-050QDecayedLEO260 / 290 km98.16°11 Aug 2023European Space Agency
ERS 1 DEB352621991-050RInactiveLEO641 / 663 km98.44°on orbitEuropean Space Agency
ERS 1 DEB396101991-050SDecayedLEO289 / 318 km98.43°05 Jun 2024European Space Agency
ERS 1 DEB426691991-050TDecayedLEO285 / 291 km98.53°08 Feb 2026European Space Agency
ERS 1 DEB481721991-050UDecayedLEO305 / 317 km98.61°28 Mar 2025European Space Agency

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1991-050
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
17 Jul 1991
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Site code
FRGUI
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYGB34T81YVNGE88HVT

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1991-050; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.