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

41946, 2017-007C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

20 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)

2017-02-14 (8 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 20 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 41946U 17007C   25183.31837349  .00002134  00000-0  78066-3 0  9996
2 41946   3.9627  73.1802 7186368 238.8915  32.0166  2.39272301 70991

Epoch: 2025-07-02T07:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T07:38:27.469Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

37.82575°

Altitude

11,745.294 km

Speed

5.206 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 52m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.20812°

Longitude

19.80865°

Altitude

7,154.323 km

Speed

6.482 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 31m 29s

Apparent Declination

-13° 19' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:07:40

Azimuth

347.202° N

Elevation

-62.896°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,212.502 km

Perigee altitude

267.079 km

Semi-major axis

23,617.928 km

Eccentricity

0.71864

Inclination

3.9627°

RAAN

73.1802°

Arg. of periapsis

238.8915°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

32.0166°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.59797 °/min

Orbital period

602.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00078066

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 2017 (2017-02-14 UTC)

TELKOM 3S, 41944

INTELSAT 32E, 41945

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 41947

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.
437 mins	2025-07-03 14:48:30.161Z	107.509° ESE	2025-07-03 20:17:30.161Z	129.84° SE	28.694°	2025-07-03 22:05:30.161Z	116.569° SE

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