ARIANE 5 R/B, 35944

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 35944 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 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

35944, 2009-054C

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)

2009-09-30 (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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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 35944U 09054C   26105.49140502  .00002758  00000-0  39040-3 0  9993
2 35944   3.1763 196.6564 6837505  77.9777 345.8003  2.86989040151985

Epoch: 2026-04-15T11:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T11:47:37.393Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

176.4227°

Altitude

3,353.276 km

Speed

7.928 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 07m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

01:23:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

28,849.348 km

Perigee altitude

238.446 km

Semi-major axis

20,922.034 km

Eccentricity

0.68375

Inclination

3.1763°

RAAN

196.6564°

Arg. of periapsis

77.9777°

True anomaly

281.98348°

Mean anomaly

345.8003°

Eccentric anomaly

321.3124°

Mean motion

0.7172 °/min

Orbital period

501.96 mins

BSTAR

0.0003904

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2009 (2009-09-30 UTC)

COMSATBW-1, 35943

AMAZONAS 2, 35942

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 35945 (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.
442 mins	2026-04-15 21:03:55.311Z	228.357° WSW	2026-04-15 23:35:55.311Z	195.08° SSW	31.312°	2026-04-16 04:25:55.311Z	150.032° SSE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 35944

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T11:47:37.393Z)

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