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

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)

2012-07-05 (14 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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38553U 12035C   26168.93819213  .00008209  00000-0  13894-2 0  9990
2 38553   6.6567 350.0947 7091002 286.9631  11.1577  2.53387181122193

Epoch: 2026-06-17T22:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T22:30:59.800Z)

Latitude

-0.0004°

Longitude

106.12005°

Altitude

2,956.66 km

Speed

8.237 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 20m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

23:21:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

32,474.161 km

Perigee altitude

234.773 km

Semi-major axis

22,732.604 km

Eccentricity

0.7091

Inclination

6.6567°

RAAN

350.0947°

Arg. of periapsis

286.9631°

True anomaly

72.56719°

Mean anomaly

11.1577°

Eccentric anomaly

33.70041°

Mean motion

0.63324 °/min

Orbital period

568.5 mins

BSTAR

0.0013894

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

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

ECHOSTAR 17, 38551

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3), 38552

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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.
514 mins	2026-06-22 16:21:29.950Z	230.108° WSW	2026-06-22 18:58:29.950Z	192.458° SSW	37.23°	2026-06-23 00:55:29.950Z	163.863° S

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T22:30:59.800Z)

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ARIANE 5 R/B Visibility forecast

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