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

23 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)

2012-11-10 (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 23 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38993U 12062C   25174.72857166  .00003211  00000-0  59352-3 0  9998
2 38993   2.2894 212.9604 6968474 106.4041 335.6113  2.69122221114121

Epoch: 2025-06-23T17:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T17:29:08.591Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

39.40547°

Altitude

7,420.176 km

Speed

6.286 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 15m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.10446°

Longitude

-28.67571°

Altitude

30,207.695 km

Speed

1.88 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 13m 46s

Apparent Declination

-8° 28' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:09:54

Azimuth

95.911° ESE

Elevation

-6.164°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,677.45 km

Perigee altitude

242.08 km

Semi-major axis

21,837.902 km

Eccentricity

0.69685

Inclination

2.2894°

RAAN

212.9604°

Arg. of periapsis

106.4041°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

335.6113°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.67255 °/min

Orbital period

535.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00059352

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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

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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.
453 mins	2025-06-24 21:52:59.424Z	239.218° WSW	2025-06-24 23:35:59.424Z	231.627° WSW	21.817°	2025-06-25 05:25:59.424Z	191.07° SSW
116 mins	2025-06-25 15:01:59.424Z	167.971° S	2025-06-25 15:16:59.424Z	140.881° SSE	14.713°	2025-06-25 16:57:59.424Z	118.263° SE

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