ARIANE 5 R/B, 29646

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 29646 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 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

29646, 2006-054D

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ESC-A, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2006-12-08 (18 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 5.8 m

Radar Cross Section

28.451 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 29646U 06054D   25126.80648874  .00008693  00000-0  14342-2 0  9995
2 29646   3.0495 346.4609 6927292 256.4935  23.1963  2.74812673166853

Epoch: 2025-05-06T19:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T19:21:20.627Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-169.24532°

Altitude

6,884.503 km

Speed

6.449 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 03m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.29153°

Longitude

15.69332°

Altitude

2,874.069 km

Speed

8.224 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 06m 09s

Apparent Declination

-20° 13' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:45:04

Azimuth

83.859° E

Elevation

-39.604°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,075.536 km

Perigee altitude

239.076 km

Semi-major axis

21,535.443 km

Eccentricity

0.6927292

Inclination

3.0495°

RAAN

346.4609°

Arg. of periapsis

256.4935°

True anomaly

102.78385°

Mean anomaly

23.1963°

Eccentric anomaly

56.16494°

Mean motion

0.68677 °/min

BSTAR

0.0014342

Orbital period

524.19 mins

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2006 (2006-12-08 UTC)

WILDBLUE 1, 29643

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 29645 (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.
351 mins	2025-05-08 14:50:47.230Z	201.013° SSW	2025-05-08 20:11:47.230Z	157.097° SSE	34.314°	2025-05-08 20:41:47.230Z	158.759° S

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