ARIANE 5 R/B, 33462

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 33462 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 20 Dec 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

33462, 2008-065D

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/Bremen

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SYLDA 5, Unknown motor

Mass

440 kg wet, 440 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2008-12-20 (17 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 33462U 08065D   25173.52269471  .00001665  00000-0  78449-3 0  9994
2 33462   3.9364 129.2448 7106744   6.3621 359.0614  2.48619180143445

Epoch: 2025-06-22T12:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-22T12:32:40.822Z)

Latitude

-0.00016°

Longitude

29.9907°

Altitude

301.473 km

Speed

10.1 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 36m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.51609°

Longitude

-86.61515°

Altitude

12,369.265 km

Speed

5.02 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 00m 10s

Apparent Declination

-18° 36' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:42:09

Azimuth

232.97° WSW

Elevation

11.944°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,005.517 km

Perigee altitude

282.803 km

Semi-major axis

23,022.297 km

Eccentricity

0.71067

Inclination

3.9364°

RAAN

129.2448°

Arg. of periapsis

6.3621°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

359.0614°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.62133 °/min

Orbital period

579.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00078449

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2008 (2008-12-20 UTC)

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 33461

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.
30 mins	2025-06-23 16:34:14.862Z	232.939° WSW	2025-06-23 16:47:14.862Z	226.132° WSW	11.779°	2025-06-23 17:04:14.862Z	206.792° SW
520 mins	2025-06-24 03:29:14.862Z	194.965° SSW	2025-06-24 09:41:14.862Z	152.099° SSE	30.858°	2025-06-24 12:09:14.862Z	133.696° SE

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