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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38553U 12035C   26061.89233582  .00000951  00000-0  37519-3 0  9993
2 38553   6.5034  37.0935 7082823 190.7364 137.1746  2.52505885119483

Epoch: 2026-03-02T21:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T21:24:57.814Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-84.79079°

Altitude

30,964.958 km

Speed

1.962 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 28m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

12:06:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

32,545.807 km

Perigee altitude

268.776 km

Semi-major axis

22,785.429 km

Eccentricity

0.70828

Inclination

6.5034°

RAAN

37.0935°

Arg. of periapsis

190.7364°

True anomaly

169.3542°

Mean anomaly

137.1746°

Eccentric anomaly

154.5887°

Mean motion

0.63104 °/min

Orbital period

570.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00037519

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

METEOSAT 10 (MSG 3), 38552

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

MSG 3 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 40872

MSG 3 DEB (COOLER COVER), 40871

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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.
351 mins	2026-03-03 23:29:36.675Z	237.852° WSW	2026-03-04 01:13:36.675Z	236.678° WSW	21.03°	2026-03-04 05:20:36.675Z	256.404° W
45 mins	2026-03-04 06:46:36.675Z	252.107° W	2026-03-04 07:22:36.675Z	225.929° WSW	14.163°	2026-03-04 07:31:36.675Z	199.732° SSW

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 38553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T21:24:57.814Z)

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