ARIANE 5 R/B, 38993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38993 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 10 Nov 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

38993, 2012-062C

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)

2012-11-10 (13 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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38993U 12062C   26005.22278240  .00006420  00000-0  87995-3 0  9996
2 38993   2.4470 102.8739 6947342 317.1951   6.0384  2.72578083119423

Epoch: 2026-01-05T05:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T05:20:48.399Z)

Latitude

0.0001°

Longitude

-82.74401°

Altitude

1,013.929 km

Speed

9.456 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 49m 07s

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

18:52:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,317.898 km

Perigee altitude

231.775 km

Semi-major axis

21,652.974 km

Eccentricity

0.69473

Inclination

2.447°

RAAN

102.8739°

Arg. of periapsis

317.1951°

True anomaly

43.02412°

Mean anomaly

6.0384°

Eccentric anomaly

18.99344°

Mean motion

0.68119 °/min

Orbital period

528.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00087995

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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.
215 mins	2026-01-05 18:51:34.671Z	231.81° WSW	2026-01-05 18:51:34.671Z	231.81° WSW	26.276°	2026-01-05 22:26:34.671Z	179.876° S
246 mins	2026-01-06 10:53:34.671Z	105.394° ESE	2026-01-06 13:36:34.671Z	114.948° SE	16.825°	2026-01-06 14:59:34.671Z	113.749° SE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 38993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T05:20:48.399Z)

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