ARIANE 5 R/B, 27387

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 27387 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 01 Mar 2002 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

27387, 2002-009B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 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)

2002-03-01 (23 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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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 27387U 02009B   25210.95661779  .00000081  00000-0  43042-4 0  9994
2 27387  98.8170 216.4320 0032095 359.3083   0.8053 14.36690278227047

Epoch: 2025-07-29T22:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-29T22:57:31.777Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-75.79317°

Altitude

749.446 km

Speed

7.492 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 25m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-81.12811°

Longitude

23.48034°

Altitude

797.206 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 18m 52s

Apparent Declination

-67° 43' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:27:28

Azimuth

190.12° SSW

Elevation

-61.317°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

789.527 km

Perigee altitude

743.665 km

Semi-major axis

7,144.733 km

Eccentricity

0.00321

Inclination

98.817°

RAAN

216.432°

Arg. of periapsis

359.3083°

True anomaly

0.81049°

Mean anomaly

0.8053°

Eccentric anomaly

0.80789°

Mean motion

3.59388 °/min

Orbital period

100.17 mins

BSTAR

0.000043042

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ENVISAT, 27386

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.
9 mins	2025-07-30 12:54:27.171Z	26.189° NE	2025-07-30 12:58:27.171Z	82.12° E	37.371°	2025-07-30 13:03:27.171Z	174.973° S
5 mins	2025-07-30 14:35:27.171Z	326.146° NNW	2025-07-30 14:37:27.171Z	297.598° NW	18.732°	2025-07-30 14:40:27.171Z	257.626° W
8 mins	2025-07-31 00:09:27.171Z	153.864° SSE	2025-07-31 00:13:27.171Z	50.62° ENE	42.794°	2025-07-31 00:17:27.171Z	352.417° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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