ARIANE 5 R/B, 28886

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 28886 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 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

28886, 2005-041C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/Bremen

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

EPS+, AESTUS

Mass

3,057 kg wet, 3,057 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-10-13 (20 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

28.860 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 28886U 05041C   25346.17381477  .00000059  00000-0  76139-3 0  9993
2 28886   7.8759 273.7979 7180569 232.3541 348.8553  2.24428546165252

Epoch: 2025-12-12T04:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T04:10:17.596Z)

Latitude

2.9724°

Longitude

-71.58424°

Altitude

3,626.794 km

Speed

7.968 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 48m 25s

True Declination

2° 57' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

05:22:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,967.798 km

Perigee altitude

571.076 km

Semi-major axis

24,647.574 km

Eccentricity

0.71806

Inclination

7.8759°

RAAN

273.7979°

Arg. of periapsis

232.3541°

True anomaly

285.27922°

Mean anomaly

348.8553°

Eccentric anomaly

325.62856°

Mean motion

0.5609 °/min

Orbital period

641.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00076139

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2005 (2005-10-13 UTC)

GALAXY 15, 28884

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 28887

SYRACUSE 3A, 28885

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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.
146 mins	2025-12-13 19:15:03.278Z	96.869° ESE	2025-12-13 20:43:03.278Z	101.181° ESE	13.931°	2025-12-13 21:41:03.278Z	100.381° ESE
76 mins	2025-12-14 01:29:03.278Z	255.051° W	2025-12-14 02:03:03.278Z	256.675° W	10.957°	2025-12-14 02:45:03.278Z	259.613° W

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 28886

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T04:10:17.596Z)

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