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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
EADS/LV
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ESC-A, Unknown motor
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~5,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38993U 12062C 25305.17484445 .00012986 00000-0 17033-2 0 9997
2 38993 2.3824 140.5521 6958684 245.8178 30.2524 2.71283737117658Epoch: 2025-11-01T04:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-01T04:11:46.560Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
37.49933°
Altitude
9,401.699 km
Speed
5.671 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 24m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:38:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
30,459.15 km
Perigee altitude
228.144 km
Semi-major axis
21,721.784 km
Eccentricity
0.69587
Inclination
2.3824°
RAAN
140.5521°
Arg. of periapsis
245.8178°
True anomaly
114.71344°
Mean anomaly
30.2524°
Eccentric anomaly
66.93573°
Mean motion
0.67795 °/min
Orbital period
531.01 mins
BSTAR
0.0017033
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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2012 (2012-11-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 473 mins | 2025-11-02 15:25:36.468Z | 228.766° WSW | 2025-11-02 18:03:36.468Z | 201.337° SSW | 33.962° | 2025-11-02 23:18:36.468Z | 155.672° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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