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

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

2012-11-10 (12 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 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38993U 12062C   25128.64165921  .00003103  00000-0  55996-3 0  9999
2 38993   2.3092 240.3718 6969891  55.7022 351.8074  2.68804130112884

Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T15:23:59.355Z)

Latitude

0.00013°

Longitude

143.15597°

Altitude

1,675.888 km

Speed

8.985 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 03m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-2.31949°

Longitude

47.26675°

Altitude

22,657.7 km

Speed

3.035 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 03m 04s

Apparent Declination

-9° 05' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:30:01

Azimuth

56.791° ENE

Elevation

-45.095°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,709.765 km

Perigee altitude

244.203 km

Semi-major axis

21,855.121 km

Eccentricity

0.6969891

Inclination

2.3092°

RAAN

240.3718°

Arg. of periapsis

55.7022°

True anomaly

304.26566°

Mean anomaly

351.8074°

Eccentric anomaly

334.81111°

Mean motion

0.67176 °/min

BSTAR

0.00055996

Orbital period

535.91 mins

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2012 (2012-11-10 UTC)

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38994 (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.
480 mins	2025-05-09 18:46:34.182Z	213.111° SW	2025-05-09 23:41:34.182Z	169.603° S	32.566°	2025-05-10 02:46:34.182Z	137.255° SSE

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