ARIANE 5 R/B, 26721

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 26721 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 08 Mar 2001 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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Identifier

26721, 2001-011C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Astrium

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

EPS, AESTUS

Mass

1,190 kg wet, 1,190 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2001-03-08 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cone + Cyl, 2.7 m

Radar Cross Section

25.858 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 26721U 01011C   26063.10028076  .00000043  00000-0  50432-2 0  9995
2 26721   2.0134 329.9822 7054914 122.9582 175.2310  2.24565915205054

Epoch: 2026-03-04T02:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T02:24:24.257Z)

Latitude

-1.70511°

Longitude

73.85442°

Altitude

35,584.067 km

Speed

1.678 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 07m 18s

True Declination

-1° 42' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:10:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,640.711 km

Perigee altitude

877.785 km

Semi-major axis

24,637.385 km

Eccentricity

0.70549

Inclination

2.0134°

RAAN

329.9822°

Arg. of periapsis

122.9582°

True anomaly

178.83763°

Mean anomaly

175.231°

Eccentric anomaly

177.20328°

Mean motion

0.56124 °/min

Orbital period

641.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0050432

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2001 (2001-03-08 UTC)

BSAT-2A, 26720

EUTE 28A (EB 1), 26719

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 26722

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ARIANE 5 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.
223 mins	2026-03-04 14:21:15.395Z	165.068° S	2026-03-04 15:11:15.395Z	172.052° S	33.418°	2026-03-04 18:04:15.395Z	133.933° SE
286 mins	2026-03-05 09:35:15.395Z	109.465° ESE	2026-03-05 13:19:15.395Z	127.06° SE	22.671°	2026-03-05 14:21:15.395Z	125.572° SE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 26721

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T02:24:24.257Z)

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