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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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: 1 month ago
TLE from 1 month ago
0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 43059U 17079E 26216.75977759 .00000083 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 43059 55.0973 217.1661 0002651 281.2678 78.7156 1.73189446 54695Epoch: 2026-08-04T18:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-04T18:14:04.783Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-9.67383°
Altitude
22,910.717 km
Speed
3.689 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 28m 40s
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
10:37:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
22,919.735 km
Perigee altitude
22,904.205 km
Semi-major axis
29,290.107 km
Eccentricity
0.00027
Inclination
55.0973°
RAAN
217.1661°
Arg. of periapsis
281.2678°
True anomaly
78.74539°
Mean anomaly
78.7156°
Eccentric anomaly
78.7305°
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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| 514 mins | 2026-09-12 23:43:46.437Z | 220.738° SW | 2026-09-13 04:03:46.437Z | 2.915° NNE | 70.679° | 2026-09-13 08:17:46.437Z | 141.281° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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