ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 42916

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 42916 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

42916, 2017-047B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

ULA Decatur

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CENTAUR SEC, RL10C-1

Mass

~2,020 kg wet, 2,020 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-08-18 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 11.7 m

Radar Cross Section

32.260 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 42916U 17047B   25134.74883158 -.00000040  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 42916  25.9288 261.1174 5833241 181.6778 174.9722  2.06617750 58430

Epoch: 2025-05-14T17:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T17:58:19.048Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

118.79689°

Altitude

34,837.284 km

Speed

2.009 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 24m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-15.21019°

Longitude

84.79427°

Altitude

25,206.545 km

Speed

3.152 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 36m 51s

Apparent Declination

-20° 39' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:42:18

Azimuth

272.999° WNW

Elevation

-36.864°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,853.546 km

Perigee altitude

4,472.61 km

Semi-major axis

26,041.215 km

Eccentricity

0.5833241

Inclination

25.9288°

RAAN

261.1174°

Arg. of periapsis

181.6778°

True anomaly

178.37038°

Mean anomaly

174.9722°

Eccentric anomaly

176.82393°

Mean motion

0.51648 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

697.03 mins

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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR 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.
329 mins	2025-05-16 04:19:33.364Z	109.774° ESE	2025-05-16 08:17:33.364Z	105.777° ESE	29.261°	2025-05-16 09:48:33.364Z	80.369° E

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