ARIANE 5 R/B, 33156

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 33156 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 07 Jul 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

33156, 2008-034D

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

14 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)

2008-07-07 (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 14 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 33156U 08034D   25226.48534986  .00001033  00000-0  55061-3 0  9994
2 33156   1.7225 257.2620 7101183 173.4690 206.7301  2.48973067148303

Epoch: 2025-08-14T11:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-14T11:38:54.227Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

119.39163°

Altitude

32,319.451 km

Speed

1.807 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 09m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

-1.43261°

Longitude

-3.50558°

Altitude

2,283.994 km

Speed

8.642 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 20m 01s

Apparent Declination

-20° 52' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:12:43

Azimuth

281.365° WNW

Elevation

-45.972°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

32,955.447 km

Perigee altitude

289.288 km

Semi-major axis

23,000.505 km

Eccentricity

0.71012

Inclination

1.7225°

RAAN

257.262°

Arg. of periapsis

173.469°

True anomaly

186.50274°

Mean anomaly

206.7301°

Eccentric anomaly

195.71202°

Mean motion

0.62221 °/min

Orbital period

578.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00055061

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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2008 (2008-07-07 UTC)

INTELSAT 25(PROTOSTAR 1), 33153

BADR 6, 33154

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 33155 (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.
245 mins	2025-08-15 02:41:18.252Z	243.557° WSW	2025-08-15 04:06:18.252Z	241.271° WSW	17.669°	2025-08-15 06:46:18.252Z	252.767° W
273 mins	2025-08-15 21:05:18.252Z	203.698° SW	2025-08-16 01:38:18.252Z	166.704° S	33.953°	2025-08-16 01:38:18.252Z	166.704° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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ARIANE 5 R/B, 33156

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE from 14 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-14T11:38:54.227Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2008 (2008-07-07 UTC)

ARIANE 5 R/B Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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