ARIANE 5 R/B, 28499
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARIANE 5 R/B, 28499 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sat, 18 Dec 2004 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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
EADS/Bremen
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
EPS, AESTUS
Mass
~2,900 kg wet, ~2,850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + Cyl, 2.7 m
Radar Cross Section
28.860 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 28499U 04049H 26171.43087523 .00000409 00000-0 51609-4 0 9996
2 28499 98.2723 343.8089 0084257 18.9811 341.4511 14.85452241161041Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:20:27.619Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-79.95178°
Altitude
559.385 km
Speed
7.612 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 55m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:08:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
668.09 km
Perigee altitude
550.344 km
Semi-major axis
6,987.354 km
Eccentricity
0.00843
Inclination
98.2723°
RAAN
343.8089°
Arg. of periapsis
18.9811°
True anomaly
341.14086°
Mean anomaly
341.4511°
Eccentric anomaly
341.29629°
Mean motion
3.71599 °/min
Orbital period
96.88 mins
BSTAR
0.000051609
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2004 (2004-12-18 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 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 00:21:08.537Z | 18.654° NNE | 2026-06-23 00:24:08.537Z | 154.134° SSE | 43.518° | 2026-06-23 00:28:08.537Z | 189.667° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 11:13:08.537Z | 147.893° SSE | 2026-06-23 11:16:08.537Z | 82.691° E | 38.856° | 2026-06-23 11:20:08.537Z | 356.613° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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