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 (9 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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42816U 17040C   26071.38354855  .00004047  00000-0  13195-2 0  9996
2 42816   2.6297 128.1723 7117565  34.1294 355.8426  2.48462330 74868

Epoch: 2026-03-12T09:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T09:12:18.594Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-179.51255°

Altitude

737.505 km

Speed

9.732 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 34m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

03:01:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,047.086 km

Perigee altitude

260.695 km

Semi-major axis

23,032.027 km

Eccentricity

0.71176

Inclination

2.6297°

RAAN

128.1723°

Arg. of periapsis

34.1294°

True anomaly

326.51432°

Mean anomaly

355.8426°

Eccentric anomaly

345.92526°

Mean motion

0.62093 °/min

Orbital period

579.77 mins

BSTAR

0.0013195

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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.
474 mins	2026-03-13 14:45:16.078Z	224.843° SW	2026-03-13 17:47:16.078Z	183.856° SSW	33.619°	2026-03-13 22:39:16.078Z	205.837° SW

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 42816

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T09:12:18.594Z)

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