Launch · COSPAR 1996-040 · 09 Jul 1996

ARABSAT-2A

Name: Launch 1996-040 — ARABSAT-2A
Start: 1996-07-09
Location: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

20% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 5

Payload Payload · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
ARABSAT-2A	23948	1996-040A	Unknown	GEO	36,060 / 36,105 km	14.31°	on orbit	Arabsat
TURKSAT 1C	23949	1996-040B	Unknown	GEO	35,745 / 35,810 km	12.19°	on orbit	—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
ARIANE 44L+3 R/B	23950	1996-040C	Inactive	OTHER	320 / 29,981 km	6.76°	on orbit	—

Debris Debris · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
ARIANE DEB [SPELDA]	23951	1996-040D	Decayed	LEO	132 / 335 km	6.87°	25 Mar 2001	—
ARIANE 44L+3 DEB	48421	1996-040E	Inactive	OTHER	388 / 31,303 km	6.86°	on orbit	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1996-040; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.