ARIANE 5 R/B, 28913

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 28913 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 21 Dec 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

28913, 2005-049C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/Bremen

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

EPS+, AESTUS

Mass

3,057 kg wet, 3,057 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-12-21 (19 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

28.860 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 28913U 05049C   25156.71101378  .00000021  00000-0  58001-3 0  9998
2 28913   4.0331  88.4653 7134505  65.5905 176.1299  2.24893204159919

Epoch: 2025-06-05T17:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-05T17:03:51.59Z)

Latitude

-3.64736°

Longitude

-177.27027°

Altitude

35,747.013 km

Speed

1.651 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 12m 16s

True Declination

-3° 38' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.76237°

Longitude

128.21648°

Altitude

13,857.825 km

Speed

4.816 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 04m 08s

Apparent Declination

-15° 13' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:15:04

Azimuth

215.844° SW

Elevation

26.998°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.101 km

Perigee altitude

674.887 km

Semi-major axis

24,613.631 km

Eccentricity

0.71345

Inclination

4.0331°

RAAN

88.4653°

Arg. of periapsis

65.5905°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

176.1299°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.56206 °/min

Orbital period

640.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00058001

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2005 (2005-12-21 UTC)

INSAT 4A, 28911

METEOSAT 9 (MSG 2), 28912

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 28914

MSG 2 DEB (COOLER COVER), 29106

MSG 2 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 29676

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.
557 mins	2025-06-06 10:15:13.531Z	215.82° SW	2025-06-06 11:52:13.531Z	205.908° SW	30.19°	2025-06-06 19:32:13.531Z	181.295° SSW
201 mins	2025-06-07 06:54:13.531Z	211.492° SW	2025-06-07 10:15:13.531Z	157.011° SSE	30.993°	2025-06-07 10:15:13.531Z	157.011° SSE

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