ARIANE 5 R/B, 41863

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 41863 is space debris originally from a launch on Thu, 17 Nov 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

41863, 2016-069E

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

ADS/Bremen

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

EPS+, AESTUS

Mass

3,057 kg wet, 3,057 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-17 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cone + Cyl, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

18.225 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 41863U 16069E   25187.64326224 -.00000025  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 41863  55.2630 107.1837 0002648 344.7302  15.2497  1.73306735 54647

Epoch: 2025-07-06T15:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T15:26:17.857Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-49.25337°

Altitude

22,891.533 km

Speed

3.691 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 08m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.0993°

Longitude

121.43081°

Altitude

22,906.146 km

Speed

3.689 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 05m 54s

Apparent Declination

4° 33' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:24:14

Azimuth

310.291° NW

Elevation

-32.081°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

22,906.5 km

Perigee altitude

22,890.995 km

Semi-major axis

29,276.884 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

55.263°

RAAN

107.1837°

Arg. of periapsis

344.7302°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

15.2497°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.43327 °/min

Orbital period

830.9 mins

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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 2016 (2016-11-17 UTC)

GALILEO 15 (267), 41859

GALILEO 16 (26C), 41860

GALILEO 17 (26D), 41861

GALILEO 18 (26E), 41862

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.
494 mins	2025-07-08 22:42:23.573Z	245.62° WSW	2025-07-09 03:29:23.573Z	52.077° ENE	44.498°	2025-07-09 06:56:23.573Z	160.902° S

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