ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 28 Mar 1986 UTC launched from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.
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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 ARIANE 3 R/B
1 16657U 86026C 26105.18711538 -.00000045 00000-0 63799-5 0 9994
2 16657 6.7422 79.6419 7230905 178.4700 186.8713 2.25768401278531Epoch: 2026-04-15T04:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T04:29:26.768Z)
Latitude
-0.00023°
Longitude
168.96069°
Altitude
35,853.736 km
Speed
1.624 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 18m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
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Local Sidereal Time
03:02:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,924.012 km
Perigee altitude
420.036 km
Semi-major axis
24,550.161 km
Eccentricity
0.72309
Inclination
6.7422°
RAAN
79.6419°
Arg. of periapsis
178.47°
True anomaly
181.59971°
Mean anomaly
186.8713°
Eccentric anomaly
183.98913°
Mean motion
0.56424 °/min
Orbital period
638.03 mins
BSTAR
0.0000063799
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1986 (1986-03-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ARIANE 3 R/B Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 573 mins | 2026-04-15 21:03:54.168Z | 227.986° WSW | 2026-04-15 23:15:54.168Z | 219.596° SW | 27.523° | 2026-04-16 06:36:54.168Z | 183.477° SSW |
| 147 mins | 2026-04-16 17:59:54.168Z | 200.12° SSW | 2026-04-16 20:26:54.168Z | 163.03° S | 31.888° | 2026-04-16 20:26:54.168Z | 163.03° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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