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

Country

Related business

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, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42952U 17059C   25339.97715417  .00001134  00000-0  53925-3 0  9993
2 42952   6.2219 322.4793 7109013 196.2191 117.0767  2.48210973 70242

Epoch: 2025-12-05T23:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T23:27:06.120Z)

Latitude

0.00014°

Longitude

-104.23575°

Altitude

29,562.336 km

Speed

2.21 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 30m 12s

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

15:47:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,053.804 km

Perigee altitude

284.856 km

Semi-major axis

23,047.467 km

Eccentricity

0.7109

Inclination

6.2219°

RAAN

322.4793°

Arg. of periapsis

196.2191°

True anomaly

163.93198°

Mean anomaly

117.0767°

Eccentric anomaly

142.09843°

Mean motion

0.62031 °/min

Orbital period

580.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00053925

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

BSAT-4A, 42951

INTELSAT 37E, 42950

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 42953 (Decayed)

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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.
269 mins	2025-12-06 19:46:30.721Z	105.587° ESE	2025-12-06 22:51:30.721Z	115.413° SE	20.865°	2025-12-07 00:15:30.721Z	107.758° ESE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 42952

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T23:27:06.120Z)

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