ARIANE 5 R/B, 42952

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 42952 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 29 Sep 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

42952, 2017-059C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

ArianeGroup

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ESC-A, Unknown motor

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~5,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-09-29 (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 16 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42952U 17059C   25181.59882959  .00013252  00000-0  17993-2 0  9990
2 42952   6.2989  31.6196 7148127  56.2168 352.5599  2.46589841 66313

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:22:18.876Z)

Latitude

-0.00021°

Longitude

-102.76403°

Altitude

1,692.58 km

Speed

9.03 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 06m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.74797°

Longitude

142.35655°

Altitude

32,175.221 km

Speed

1.859 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 33m 12s

Apparent Declination

-13° 17' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:47:12

Azimuth

166.173° S

Elevation

35.723°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,317.053 km

Perigee altitude

223.496 km

Semi-major axis

23,148.412 km

Eccentricity

0.71481

Inclination

6.2989°

RAAN

31.6196°

Arg. of periapsis

56.2168°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

352.5599°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.61626 °/min

Orbital period

584.17 mins

BSTAR

0.0017993

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 42953 (Decayed)

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.
199 mins	2025-07-01 06:09:27.321Z	166.178° S	2025-07-01 06:16:27.321Z	167.073° S	30.276°	2025-07-01 09:28:27.321Z	142.239° SSE

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