ARIANE 5 R/B, 42693

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 42693 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 04 May 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

42693, 2017-023C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

17 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)

2017-05-04 (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 17 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42693U 17023C   25188.80852874  .00000664  00000-0  30133-3 0  9992
2 42693   3.4940 175.1421 7136392 201.8873  96.9383  2.43985150 69759

Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:24:16.883Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-42.26255°

Altitude

27,321.048 km

Speed

2.56 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 39m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.79226°

Longitude

168.50165°

Altitude

348.316 km

Speed

10.07 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 03m 21s

Apparent Declination

-59° 42' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:33:47

Azimuth

155.07° SSE

Elevation

-18.536°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,571.646 km

Perigee altitude

297.744 km

Semi-major axis

23,312.832 km

Eccentricity

0.71364

Inclination

3.494°

RAAN

175.1421°

Arg. of periapsis

201.8873°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

96.9383°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.60975 °/min

Orbital period

590.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00030133

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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.
531 mins	2025-07-08 22:57:24.758Z	229.291° WSW	2025-07-09 01:18:24.758Z	212.194° SW	31.381°	2025-07-09 07:48:24.758Z	169.88° S

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