ARIANE 5 R/B, 40273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40273 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 16 Oct 2014 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

40273, 2014-062C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

ADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ESC-A, Unknown motor

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~5,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-10-16 (11 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 18 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 40273U 14062C   25152.84030252  .00017275  00000-0  17959-2 0  9993
2 40273   6.1279 240.2920 7024164   9.7690 358.7965  2.63217017 93977

Epoch: 2025-06-01T20:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T20:10:02.137Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

47.29084°

Altitude

236.847 km

Speed

10.125 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 01m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.72853°

Longitude

115.02937°

Altitude

1,768.026 km

Speed

8.936 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 04m 16s

Apparent Declination

-25° 22' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:23:24

Azimuth

252.712° W

Elevation

-19.434°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

31,352.847 km

Perigee altitude

217.266 km

Semi-major axis

22,163.193 km

Eccentricity

0.70242

Inclination

6.1279°

RAAN

240.292°

Arg. of periapsis

9.769°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

358.7965°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.6578 °/min

Orbital period

547.28 mins

BSTAR

0.0017959

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2014 (2014-10-16 UTC)

INTELSAT 30, 40271

ARSAT 1, 40272

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40274 (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.
492 mins	2025-06-02 14:49:36.464Z	228.206° WSW	2025-06-02 17:50:36.464Z	172.118° S	34°	2025-06-02 23:01:36.464Z	154.769° SSE

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