ARIANE 5 R/B, 42742
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARIANE 5 R/B, 42742 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 01 Jun 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, 4.4 m
Radar Cross Section
41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42742U 17029C 26259.98306159 .00002258 00000-0 13087-2 0 9991
2 42742 5.7616 90.8088 7194901 107.4736 337.3615 2.36905814 78504Epoch: 2026-09-16T23:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T23:35:36.521Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
101.33413°
Altitude
8,129.879 km
Speed
6.178 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 04m 39s
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
18:46:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
34,502.487 km
Perigee altitude
290.945 km
Semi-major axis
23,774.853 km
Eccentricity
0.71949
Inclination
5.7616°
RAAN
90.8088°
Arg. of periapsis
107.4736°
True anomaly
252.89546°
Mean anomaly
337.3615°
Eccentric anomaly
302.65303°
Mean motion
0.59206 °/min
Orbital period
608.05 mins
BSTAR
0.0013087
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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 2017 (2017-06-01 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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| 352 mins | 2026-09-18 07:33:00.515Z | 233.58° WSW | 2026-09-18 09:17:00.515Z | 223.782° SW | 24.261° | 2026-09-18 13:25:00.515Z | 245.524° WSW |
| 12 mins | 2026-09-18 16:14:00.515Z | 228.639° WSW | 2026-09-18 16:22:00.515Z | 215.998° SW | 11.017° | 2026-09-18 16:26:00.515Z | 205.458° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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