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

23 hours 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 23 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 26721U 01011C   25193.78794896 -.00000104  00000-0 -37349-2 0  9994
2 26721   1.8238  33.3604 7036983 337.5119 110.6697  2.24564958199796

Epoch: 2025-07-12T18:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T18:54:38.79Z)

Latitude

1.20967°

Longitude

-42.05671°

Altitude

31,070.039 km

Speed

2.26 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 30m 06s

True Declination

1° 12' 30"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.82187°

Longitude

-28.04472°

Altitude

35,236.808 km

Speed

1.725 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 52m 48s

Apparent Declination

-4° 42' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:13:57

Azimuth

87.384° E

Elevation

-10.467°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,596.592 km

Perigee altitude

921.972 km

Semi-major axis

24,637.419 km

Eccentricity

0.7037

Inclination

1.8238°

RAAN

33.3604°

Arg. of periapsis

337.5119°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

110.6697°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.56124 °/min

Orbital period

641.43 mins

BSTAR

-0.0037349

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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.
181 mins	2025-07-14 01:10:59.121Z	249.783° W	2025-07-14 02:18:59.121Z	247.937° W	15.16°	2025-07-14 04:11:59.121Z	254.592° W

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