ARIANE 5 R/B, 40665

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40665 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 27 May 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

40665, 2015-026C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

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)

2015-05-27 (10 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 22 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 40665U 15026C   25184.18080842  .00012552  00000-0  12933-2 0  9991
2 40665   3.5748 147.3593 6973621 286.5626  12.0376  2.69897296 90490

Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:20:21.847Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

160.51266°

Altitude

2,914.794 km

Speed

8.215 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 48m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.3082°

Longitude

-87.53521°

Altitude

30,346.733 km

Speed

1.848 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 38m 16s

Apparent Declination

-3° 22' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:32:18

Azimuth

123.883° SE

Elevation

29.298°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,617.715 km

Perigee altitude

218.185 km

Semi-major axis

21,796.087 km

Eccentricity

0.69736

Inclination

3.5748°

RAAN

147.3593°

Arg. of periapsis

286.5626°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

12.0376°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.67449 °/min

Orbital period

533.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0012933

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2015 (2015-05-27 UTC)

DIRECTV 15, 40663

SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40666 (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.
187 mins	2025-07-04 02:43:18.337Z	123.9° SE	2025-07-04 03:54:18.337Z	129.009° SE	27.386°	2025-07-04 05:50:18.337Z	119.385° SE
106 mins	2025-07-05 00:57:18.337Z	216.126° SW	2025-07-05 02:43:18.337Z	163.075° S	34.636°	2025-07-05 02:43:18.337Z	163.075° S

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