ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 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

38553, 2012-035C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

2012-07-05 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 7 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38553U 12035C   25126.36762188  .00005774  00000-0  10734-2 0  9992
2 38553   5.9108 180.9452 7115655 269.8719  16.0690  2.49939633111913

Epoch: 2025-05-06T08:49Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T08:49:22.53Z)

Latitude

0.00012°

Longitude

-175.50092°

Altitude

5,028.986 km

Speed

7.246 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 05m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

5.2742°

Longitude

-59.14743°

Altitude

24,978.069 km

Speed

2.836 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 25m 59s

Apparent Declination

-1° 58' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:33:14

Azimuth

302.819° NW

Elevation

-35.517°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

32,887.144 km

Perigee altitude

238.882 km

Semi-major axis

22,941.15 km

Eccentricity

0.7115655

Inclination

5.9108°

RAAN

180.9452°

Arg. of periapsis

269.8719°

True anomaly

90.22146°

Mean anomaly

16.069°

Eccentric anomaly

44.79339°

Mean motion

0.62463 °/min

BSTAR

0.0010734

Orbital period

576.34 mins

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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2012 (2012-07-05 UTC)

ECHOSTAR 17, 38551

METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3), 38552

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

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.
502 mins	2025-05-08 09:13:58.560Z	243.792° WSW	2025-05-08 11:06:58.560Z	234.247° WSW	28.575°	2025-05-08 17:35:58.560Z	210.724° SW

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