ARIANE 5 R/B, 42816

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 42816 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 28 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

42816, 2017-040C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

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)

2017-06-28 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42816U 17040C   25355.75114121  .00004138  00000-0  10000-2 0  9994
2 42816   2.4590 167.6690 7130375 317.4267   5.2980  2.47559470 72864

Epoch: 2025-12-21T18:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T18:01:38.600Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

167.01413°

Altitude

1,068.073 km

Speed

9.475 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 11m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:21:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,172.47 km

Perigee altitude

247.253 km

Semi-major axis

23,087.999 km

Eccentricity

0.71304

Inclination

2.459°

RAAN

167.669°

Arg. of periapsis

317.4267°

True anomaly

41.78503°

Mean anomaly

5.298°

Eccentric anomaly

17.75916°

Mean motion

0.61868 °/min

Orbital period

581.89 mins

BSTAR

0.001

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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.
508 mins	2025-12-22 13:36:36.467Z	157.407° SSE	2025-12-22 20:12:36.467Z	130.449° SE	26.27°	2025-12-22 22:04:36.467Z	121.63° SE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 42816

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T18:01:38.600Z)

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