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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cone + Cyl, 5.46 m

Radar Cross Section

25.858 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 26721U 01011C   25142.53243497 -.00000047  00000-0 -33105-2 0  9999
2 26721   1.8050  50.6497 7036553 302.5638  74.1277  2.24566201198645

Epoch: 2025-05-22T12:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-22T12:46:42.381Z)

Latitude

1.81214°

Longitude

69.44685°

Altitude

24,589.444 km

Speed

3.092 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 26m 05s

True Declination

1° 48' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.57518°

Longitude

97.29079°

Altitude

35,291.939 km

Speed

1.717 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 08m 38s

Apparent Declination

-3° 37' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:52:11

Azimuth

329.583° NNW

Elevation

-49.798°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,595.376 km

Perigee altitude

923.004 km

Semi-major axis

24,637.327 km

Eccentricity

0.70366

Inclination

1.805°

RAAN

50.6497°

Arg. of periapsis

302.5638°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

74.1277°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.56125 °/min

Orbital period

641.43 mins

BSTAR

-0.0033105

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

EUTE 28A (EB 1), 26719

BSAT-2A, 26720

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 26722

ARIANE 5 R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
580 mins	2025-05-23 18:57:06.756Z	179.179° S	2025-05-24 02:26:06.756Z	145.821° SSE	31.395°	2025-05-24 04:37:06.756Z	126.518° SE

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