ARIANE 5 R/B, 40334

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40334 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 06 Dec 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

40334, 2014-078C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

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)

2014-12-06 (11 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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 40334U 14078C   26061.41868490  .00013308  00000-0  13064-2 0  9990
2 40334   6.4090  53.3687 6798688  78.5996 345.5757  2.93375680104096

Epoch: 2026-03-02T10:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T10:02:54.375Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

102.69497°

Altitude

3,355.681 km

Speed

7.909 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 34m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

08:54:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

28,256.191 km

Perigee altitude

222.098 km

Semi-major axis

20,617.281 km

Eccentricity

0.67987

Inclination

6.409°

RAAN

53.3687°

Arg. of periapsis

78.5996°

True anomaly

282.10561°

Mean anomaly

345.5757°

Eccentric anomaly

321.13031°

Mean motion

0.73316 °/min

Orbital period

491.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0013064

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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2014 (2014-12-06 UTC)

DIRECTV 14, 40333

GSAT 16, 40332

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40335 (Decayed)

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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.
419 mins	2026-03-03 11:15:16.839Z	201.043° SSW	2026-03-03 16:08:16.839Z	144.553° SSE	24.507°	2026-03-03 18:14:16.839Z	128.93° SE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 40334

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T10:02:54.375Z)

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