ARIANE 5 R/B, 38780

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38780 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 28 Sep 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

38780, 2012-051C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

10 hours 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)

2012-09-28 (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 10 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38780U 12051C   25145.02130189  .00016425  00000-0  12862-2 0  9995
2 38780   5.9133 171.1430 6913423  90.5078 342.2630  2.78514055115030

Epoch: 2025-05-25T00:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-25T00:30:40.483Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-79.06897°

Altitude

4,760.2 km

Speed

7.272 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 25m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.4041°

Longitude

124.56821°

Altitude

8,949.046 km

Speed

5.773 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 13m 29s

Apparent Declination

-16° 54' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:28:19

Azimuth

96.258° ESE

Elevation

-19.287°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

29,722.246 km

Perigee altitude

209.921 km

Semi-major axis

21,344.22 km

Eccentricity

0.69134

Inclination

5.9133°

RAAN

171.143°

Arg. of periapsis

90.5078°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

342.263°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.69602 °/min

Orbital period

517.23 mins

BSTAR

0.0012862

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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 2012 (2012-09-28 UTC)

ASTRA 2F, 38778

GSAT 10, 38779

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38781 (Decayed)

ARIANE 5 R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
447 mins	2025-05-25 18:59:47.038Z	232.329° WSW	2025-05-25 20:58:47.038Z	216.189° SW	24.967°	2025-05-26 02:26:47.038Z	168.731° S

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