ARIANE 5 R/B, 32769

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 32769 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 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

32769, 2008-018C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

22 hours 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)

2008-04-18 (17 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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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 32769U 08018C   25224.61631215  .00001661  00000-0  64618-3 0  9996
2 32769   1.8649 311.3466 6923208 281.5915  13.9735  2.72764388158089

Epoch: 2025-08-12T14:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T14:47:29.369Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

128.74593°

Altitude

3,596.418 km

Speed

7.842 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 47m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.75053°

Longitude

-122.19788°

Altitude

29,518.293 km

Speed

1.946 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 07m 55s

Apparent Declination

-5° 28' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:38:33

Azimuth

169.798° S

Elevation

44.102°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,248.883 km

Perigee altitude

280.986 km

Semi-major axis

21,643.071 km

Eccentricity

0.69232

Inclination

1.8649°

RAAN

311.3466°

Arg. of periapsis

281.5915°

True anomaly

79.20523°

Mean anomaly

13.9735°

Eccentric anomaly

38.86302°

Mean motion

0.68166 °/min

Orbital period

528.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00064618

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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2008 (2008-04-18 UTC)

VINASAT 1, 32767

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 32770 (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.
189 mins	2025-08-13 13:10:07.720Z	169.803° S	2025-08-13 13:16:07.720Z	170.476° S	34.827°	2025-08-13 16:19:07.720Z	135.602° SSE
123 mins	2025-08-14 11:07:07.720Z	234.162° WSW	2025-08-14 13:10:07.720Z	211.046° SW	32.189°	2025-08-14 13:10:07.720Z	211.046° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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