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: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42952U 17059C 25309.87453840 .00001599 00000-0 62930-3 0 9999
2 42952 6.2718 336.0116 7111952 169.3489 222.7639 2.48129684 69497Epoch: 2025-11-05T20:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-05T20:59:20.117Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-24.23291°
Altitude
31,465.454 km
Speed
1.942 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 23m 46s
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
15:13:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
33,069.196 km
Perigee altitude
279.537 km
Semi-major axis
23,052.503 km
Eccentricity
0.7112
Inclination
6.2718°
RAAN
336.0116°
Arg. of periapsis
169.3489°
True anomaly
190.54917°
Mean anomaly
222.7639°
Eccentric anomaly
205.33026°
Mean motion
0.62011 °/min
Orbital period
580.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0006293
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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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| 527 mins | 2025-11-06 20:28:40.924Z | 194.063° SSW | 2025-11-07 03:05:40.924Z | 179.359° S | 34.548° | 2025-11-07 05:15:40.924Z | 127.249° 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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