ARIANE 5 R/B, 28904

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 28904 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 16 Nov 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

28904, 2005-046C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

European Space Agency (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ESC-A, Unknown motor

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~5,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-11-16 (20 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 7 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 28904U 05046C   25148.81192586  .00000038  00000-0  34159-3 0  9994
2 28904   7.0171 265.3023 7201798  24.3569 357.0269  2.29789640163420

Epoch: 2025-05-28T19:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-28T19:29:10.394Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

86.59145°

Altitude

662.269 km

Speed

9.838 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 41m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.75391°

Longitude

-61.71179°

Altitude

34,440.516 km

Speed

1.76 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 00m 05s

Apparent Declination

-8° 29' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:37:49

Azimuth

41.369° NE

Elevation

-51.758°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,358.503 km

Perigee altitude

411.127 km

Semi-major axis

24,262.952 km

Eccentricity

0.72018

Inclination

7.0171°

RAAN

265.3023°

Arg. of periapsis

24.3569°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

357.0269°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.57429 °/min

Orbital period

626.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00034159

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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 2005 (2005-11-16 UTC)

TELKOM 2, 28902

SPACEWAY 2, 28903

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 28905 (Decayed)

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.
576 mins	2025-05-29 16:48:11.901Z	221.858° SW	2025-05-29 21:13:11.901Z	172.197° S	33.039°	2025-05-30 02:24:11.901Z	158.352° S

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