ARIANE 5 R/B, 31308

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 31308 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 04 May 2007 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

31308, 2007-016C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

3 days 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)

2007-05-04 (18 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 3 days ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 31308U 07016C   25118.56662278  .00004775  00000-0  79083-3 0  9991
2 31308   5.5248 255.3806 6935464  21.6325 357.0006  2.73692690162549

Epoch: 2025-04-28T13:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T13:35:56.208Z)

Latitude

0.00032°

Longitude

-165.29596°

Altitude

440.633 km

Speed

9.921 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 01m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

0.62159°

Longitude

6.89837°

Altitude

21,397.876 km

Speed

3.199 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 59m 03s

Apparent Declination

-7° 01' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:34:22

Azimuth

291.557° WNW

Elevation

-33.764°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,192.454 km

Perigee altitude

239.449 km

Semi-major axis

21,594.089 km

Eccentricity

0.6935464

Inclination

5.5248°

RAAN

255.3806°

Arg. of periapsis

21.6325°

True anomaly

337.47678°

Mean anomaly

357.0006°

Eccentric anomaly

350.31672°

Mean motion

0.68398 °/min

BSTAR

0.00079083

Orbital period

526.33 mins

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 31309 (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.
461 mins	2025-05-01 21:15:19.012Z	240.166° WSW	2025-05-01 23:04:19.012Z	214.583° SW	29.601°	2025-05-02 04:56:19.012Z	178.787° S

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