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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
ArianeGroup
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ESC-A, Unknown motor
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~5,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42952U 17059C 25259.58805494 .00003286 00000-0 97956-3 0 9998
2 42952 6.3473 358.0733 7123695 124.8886 323.6117 2.47868559 68243Epoch: 2025-09-16T14:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T14:06:47.946Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
150.76304°
Altitude
12,760.368 km
Speed
4.936 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 52m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:22:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
33,124.015 km
Perigee altitude
257.127 km
Semi-major axis
23,068.708 km
Eccentricity
0.71237
Inclination
6.3473°
RAAN
358.0733°
Arg. of periapsis
124.8886°
True anomaly
235.36944°
Mean anomaly
323.6117°
Eccentric anomaly
284.01007°
Mean motion
0.61945 °/min
Orbital period
581.16 mins
BSTAR
0.00097956
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 514 mins | 2025-09-17 20:34:26.413Z | 161.392° S | 2025-09-18 03:24:26.413Z | 145.508° SSE | 27.552° | 2025-09-18 05:08:26.413Z | 122.552° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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