ARIANE 5 R/B, 43059
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARIANE 5 R/B, 43059 is space debris originally from a launch on Tue, 12 Dec 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
ADS/Bremen
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
EPS+, AESTUS
Mass
3,300 kg wet, 3,300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + Cyl, 2.7 m
Radar Cross Section
28.860 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 43059U 17079E 25348.49605000 .00000038 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 43059 55.1553 223.7981 0000787 300.9284 59.1502 1.73189478 50653Epoch: 2025-12-14T11:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T11:54:18.719Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-38.1801°
Altitude
22,911.047 km
Speed
3.689 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 55m 13s
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
12:10:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
22,914.27 km
Perigee altitude
22,909.659 km
Semi-major axis
29,290.101 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
55.1553°
RAAN
223.7981°
Arg. of periapsis
300.9284°
True anomaly
59.15794°
Mean anomaly
59.1502°
Eccentric anomaly
59.15407°
Mean motion
0.43297 °/min
Orbital period
831.46 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2017 (2017-12-12 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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| 509 mins | 2025-12-16 18:47:42.011Z | 230.84° WSW | 2025-12-16 23:30:42.011Z | 30.177° NE | 43.7° | 2025-12-17 03:16:42.011Z | 150.17° SSE |
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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