ARIANE 5 R/B, 41309

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 41309 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 27 Jan 2016 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

41309, 2016-004B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

12 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)

2016-01-27 (9 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 12 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 41309U 16004B   25183.10396929  .00002638  00000-0  11924-2 0  9994
2 41309   0.5960 259.6701 7191112 231.2549 317.8499  2.38040775 80192

Epoch: 2025-07-02T02:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T02:29:42.946Z)

Latitude

0.5949°

Longitude

42.18151°

Altitude

15,211.897 km

Speed

4.483 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 00m 00s

True Declination

0° 35' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.00574°

Longitude

-57.4929°

Altitude

14,594.318 km

Speed

4.603 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 51m 22s

Apparent Declination

-9° 18' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:35:48

Azimuth

306.124° NW

Elevation

-47.057°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,363.646 km

Perigee altitude

278.739 km

Semi-major axis

23,699.33 km

Eccentricity

0.71911

Inclination

0.596°

RAAN

259.6701°

Arg. of periapsis

231.2549°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

317.8499°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.59489 °/min

Orbital period

605.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0011924

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 2016 (2016-01-27 UTC)

INTELSAT 29E, 41308

ARIANE 5 DEB, 44602 (Decayed)

INTELSAT 29E DEB, 45488

INTELSAT 29E DEB, 62723

ARIANE 5 R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
264 mins	2025-07-03 04:22:40.845Z	106.222° ESE	2025-07-03 07:20:40.845Z	119.311° SE	19.646°	2025-07-03 08:46:40.845Z	114.935° SE

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