ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554 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

38554, 2012-035D

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/Bremen

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SYLDA 5, Unknown motor

Mass

440 kg wet, 440 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, 2.9 m

Radar Cross Section

28.451 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)
1 38554U 12035D   26171.30743843  .00002267  00000-0  12170-2 0  9995
2 38554   5.7328 285.2555 5824704  57.2296 346.0151  4.24273011155460

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:22:42.680Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-93.83735°

Altitude

1,716.248 km

Speed

8.588 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 01m 27s

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

23:18:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

19,135.702 km

Perigee altitude

353.605 km

Semi-major axis

16,122.791 km

Eccentricity

0.58247

Inclination

5.7328°

RAAN

285.2555°

Arg. of periapsis

57.2296°

True anomaly

302.71102°

Mean anomaly

346.0151°

Eccentric anomaly

328.6545°

Mean motion

1.06019 °/min

Orbital period

339.56 mins

BSTAR

0.001217

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) 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.
21 mins	2026-06-22 16:28:35.931Z	170.223° S	2026-06-22 16:35:35.931Z	148.768° SSE	12.679°	2026-06-22 16:49:35.931Z	128.753° SE
255 mins	2026-06-22 22:36:35.931Z	232.897° WSW	2026-06-23 00:45:35.931Z	194.55° SSW	27.659°	2026-06-23 02:51:35.931Z	143.226° SSE

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:22:42.680Z)

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