ARIANE 5 R/B, 43176

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 43176 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 25 Jan 2018 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

43176, 2018-012C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

ArianeGroup

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ESC-A, Unknown motor

Mass

~5,000 kg wet, ~5,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-01-25 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 7 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 43176U 18012C   25128.30669208  .00011911  00000-0  22704-2 0  9995
2 43176  21.1046 106.1894 7510815 295.0649   7.4429  2.01150595 51097

Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:21:38.195Z)

Latitude

-0.00025°

Longitude

129.40274°

Altitude

2,357.931 km

Speed

8.73 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 04m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-6.10296°

Longitude

-34.90535°

Altitude

6,592.894 km

Speed

6.813 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 33m 52s

Apparent Declination

-22° 24' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:36:24

Azimuth

99.203° ESE

Elevation

-24.868°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

40,048.844 km

Perigee altitude

221.518 km

Semi-major axis

26,513.318 km

Eccentricity

0.7510815

Inclination

21.1046°

RAAN

106.1894°

Arg. of periapsis

295.0649°

True anomaly

64.85321°

Mean anomaly

7.4429°

Eccentric anomaly

26.93901°

Mean motion

0.50274 °/min

BSTAR

0.0022704

Orbital period

716.07 mins

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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.
198 mins	2025-05-09 08:18:34.142Z	275.119° WNW	2025-05-09 09:30:34.142Z	274.821° WNW	17.392°	2025-05-09 11:36:34.142Z	281.374° WNW
229 mins	2025-05-10 01:37:34.142Z	81.417° E	2025-05-10 04:05:34.142Z	96.654° ESE	18.018°	2025-05-10 05:26:34.142Z	102.761° ESE

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