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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Edit Public Description
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: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 42952U 17059C 25245.47590783 .00006458 00000-0 15913-2 0 9999
2 42952 6.3588 4.1402 7128098 112.5032 333.6761 2.47750476 67895Epoch: 2025-09-02T11:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T11:25:18.436Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-148.83969°
Altitude
9,180.262 km
Speed
5.827 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 17m 24s
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
22:13:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
33,146.738 km
Perigee altitude
249.077 km
Semi-major axis
23,076.044 km
Eccentricity
0.71281
Inclination
6.3588°
RAAN
4.1402°
Arg. of periapsis
112.5032°
True anomaly
247.94453°
Mean anomaly
333.6761°
Eccentric anomaly
297.42506°
Mean motion
0.61916 °/min
Orbital period
581.44 mins
BSTAR
0.0015913
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)
ARIANE 5 R/B Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 35 mins | 2025-09-03 06:23:37.717Z | 159.129° S | 2025-09-03 06:23:37.717Z | 159.129° S | 27.286° | 2025-09-03 06:58:37.717Z | 131.491° SE |
| 130 mins | 2025-09-04 04:13:37.717Z | 235.928° WSW | 2025-09-04 05:35:37.717Z | 233.401° WSW | 16.388° | 2025-09-04 06:23:37.717Z | 236.33° WSW |
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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