ARIANE 5 R/B, 40615

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40615 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sun, 26 Apr 2015 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

40615, 2015-022C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

Airbus Safran

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ESC-A, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2015-04-26 (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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 40615U 15022C   25343.33689001  .00037248 -22366-6  14717-2 0  9995
2 40615   5.5691 220.2571 6673280  18.9393 357.2304  3.12833659101352

Epoch: 2025-12-09T08:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T08:05:07.296Z)

Latitude

-0.00021°

Longitude

20.69822°

Altitude

325.161 km

Speed

9.936 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 41m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

18:18:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

26,557.385 km

Perigee altitude

193.291 km

Semi-major axis

19,753.475 km

Eccentricity

0.66733

Inclination

5.5691°

RAAN

220.2571°

Arg. of periapsis

18.9393°

True anomaly

341.61769°

Mean anomaly

357.2304°

Eccentric anomaly

351.73218°

Mean motion

0.78177 °/min

Orbital period

460.49 mins

BSTAR

0.0014717

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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2015 (2015-04-26 UTC)

SICRAL 2, 40614

THOR 7, 40613

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40616 (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.
378 mins	2025-12-09 23:48:24.387Z	204.414° SW	2025-12-10 00:12:24.387Z	151.862° SSE	26.04°	2025-12-10 06:06:24.387Z	127.484° SE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 40615

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T08:05:07.296Z)

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