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

Country

Related business

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 (19 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 31308U 07016C   25353.18617773  .00003871  00000-0  69375-3 0  9999
2 31308   5.4535 126.4565 6907157 271.8335  17.0278  2.77084840169014

Epoch: 2025-12-19T04:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T04:28:05.755Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-28.96869°

Altitude

4,521.169 km

Speed

7.384 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 24m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:58:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

29,832.794 km

Perigee altitude

245.964 km

Semi-major axis

21,417.516 km

Eccentricity

0.69072

Inclination

5.4535°

RAAN

126.4565°

Arg. of periapsis

271.8335°

True anomaly

88.19605°

Mean anomaly

17.0278°

Eccentric anomaly

45.0227°

Mean motion

0.69245 °/min

Orbital period

519.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00069375

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 2007 (2007-05-04 UTC)

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 31309 (Decayed)

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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.
439 mins	2025-12-21 08:22:53.861Z	165.394° S	2025-12-21 13:50:53.861Z	120.167° SE	25.154°	2025-12-21 15:41:53.861Z	113.734° SE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 31308

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T04:28:05.755Z)

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