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

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)

2015-05-27 (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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 40665U 15026C   26068.95523168  .00006291  00000-0  10639-2 0  9995
2 40665   3.9483  18.4665 6947193 182.1875 171.4890  2.72073856 97276

Epoch: 2026-03-09T22:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T22:55:32.017Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-133.03214°

Altitude

30,300.758 km

Speed

1.829 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 13m 58s

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

13:03:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,362.836 km

Perigee altitude

240.251 km

Semi-major axis

21,679.68 km

Eccentricity

0.69472

Inclination

3.9483°

RAAN

18.4665°

Arg. of periapsis

182.1875°

True anomaly

177.86627°

Mean anomaly

171.489°

Eccentric anomaly

174.97529°

Mean motion

0.67993 °/min

Orbital period

529.47 mins

BSTAR

0.0010639

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

SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

DIRECTV 15, 40663

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40666 (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.
136 mins	2026-03-10 17:14:11.983Z	107.027° ESE	2026-03-10 18:36:11.983Z	109.833° ESE	12.87°	2026-03-10 19:30:11.983Z	108.345° ESE
87 mins	2026-03-10 23:25:11.983Z	247.771° W	2026-03-11 00:03:11.983Z	248.916° W	11.003°	2026-03-11 00:52:11.983Z	251.662° W

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 40665

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T22:55:32.017Z)

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