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

42742, 2017-029C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

14 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)

2017-06-01 (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 14 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42742U 17029C   25158.31517255  .00000438  00000-0  44541-3 0  9994
2 42742   6.0029 296.6283 7191086  66.2707 350.8945  2.35324535 67474

Epoch: 2025-06-07T07:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-07T07:33:50.908Z)

Latitude

0.00037°

Longitude

-72.62845°

Altitude

2,573.207 km

Speed

8.506 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 47m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.01186°

Longitude

163.37654°

Altitude

33,036.459 km

Speed

1.879 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 55m 38s

Apparent Declination

-11° 37' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:01:02

Azimuth

119.931° SE

Elevation

15.159°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,676.193 km

Perigee altitude

329.879 km

Semi-major axis

23,881.173 km

Eccentricity

0.71911

Inclination

6.0029°

RAAN

296.6283°

Arg. of periapsis

66.2707°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

350.8945°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.58811 °/min

Orbital period

612.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00044541

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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.
325 mins	2025-06-07 21:55:20.166Z	119.946° SE	2025-06-08 01:29:20.166Z	140.363° SSE	23.843°	2025-06-08 03:20:20.166Z	129.034° SE

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