ARIANE 5 R/B, 40876

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40876 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 20 Aug 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

40876, 2015-039C

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)

2015-08-20 (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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 40876U 15039C   26171.14144353  .00001218  00000-0  56813-3 0  9993
2 40876   5.0127 147.1246 7042324  54.7058 352.2819  2.57185541 95011

Epoch: 2026-06-20T03:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T03:23:40.720Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-172.49202°

Altitude

1,719.212 km

Speed

8.985 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 47m 09s

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

21:37:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

31,981.183 km

Perigee altitude

279.08 km

Semi-major axis

22,508.269 km

Eccentricity

0.70423

Inclination

5.0127°

RAAN

147.1246°

Arg. of periapsis

54.7058°

True anomaly

305.21573°

Mean anomaly

352.2819°

Eccentric anomaly

335.63716°

Mean motion

0.64273 °/min

Orbital period

560.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00056813

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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2015 (2015-08-20 UTC)

INTELSAT 34, 40874

EUTE 8 WEST B, 40875

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40877 (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.
501 mins	2026-06-22 12:11:50.715Z	233.614° WSW	2026-06-22 14:11:50.715Z	204.352° SW	30.001°	2026-06-22 20:32:50.715Z	171.001° S
20 mins	2026-06-23 06:33:50.715Z	157.461° SSE	2026-06-23 06:39:50.715Z	141.784° SSE	11.961°	2026-06-23 06:53:50.715Z	124.776° SE
58 mins	2026-06-23 09:37:50.715Z	113.191° SE	2026-06-23 10:35:50.715Z	117.404° SE	13.524°	2026-06-23 10:35:50.715Z	117.404° SE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 40876

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T03:23:40.720Z)

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