ARIANE 5 R/B, 41946
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARIANE 5 R/B, 41946 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 14 Feb 2017 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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus Safran
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ESC-A, Unknown motor
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~5,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 41946U 17007C 25293.05242953 .00003355 00000-0 16404-2 0 9993
2 41946 4.0631 27.8362 7175136 332.3240 3.4335 2.39972990 73621Epoch: 2025-10-20T01:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-20T01:15:29.911Z)
Latitude
-0.00014°
Longitude
-19.68471°
Altitude
594.546 km
Speed
9.869 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 51m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:20:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
34,106.961 km
Perigee altitude
280.611 km
Semi-major axis
23,571.923 km
Eccentricity
0.71751
Inclination
4.0631°
RAAN
27.8362°
Arg. of periapsis
332.324°
True anomaly
28.90839°
Mean anomaly
3.4335°
Eccentric anomaly
11.93577°
Mean motion
0.59972 °/min
Orbital period
600.28 mins
BSTAR
0.0016404
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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 2017 (2017-02-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 315 mins | 2025-10-20 15:23:55.774Z | 150.896° SSE | 2025-10-20 17:10:55.774Z | 168.397° S | 34.842° | 2025-10-20 20:38:55.774Z | 142.84° SSE |
| 102 mins | 2025-10-21 13:29:55.774Z | 105.859° ESE | 2025-10-21 14:27:55.774Z | 109.673° ESE | 11.673° | 2025-10-21 15:11:55.774Z | 110.955° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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