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

Country

Related business

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 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 43176U 18012C   26315.13976221  .00002148  00000-0  96285-3 0  9999
2 43176  21.5061 280.1251 7453266 266.4716  14.5830  2.05158532 62338

Epoch: 2026-11-11T03:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T03:21:15.454Z)

Latitude

-0.00042°

Longitude

179.36452°

Altitude

5,768.015 km

Speed

7.099 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 39m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:11:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

39,291.517 km

Perigee altitude

285.857 km

Semi-major axis

26,166.824 km

Eccentricity

0.74533

Inclination

21.5061°

RAAN

280.1251°

Arg. of periapsis

266.4716°

True anomaly

93.97132°

Mean anomaly

14.583°

Eccentric anomaly

44.53133°

Mean motion

0.51276 °/min

Orbital period

702.08 mins

BSTAR

0.00096285

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2018 (2018-01-25 UTC)

SES 14, 43175

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 43177

AL YAH 3, 43174

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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.
12 mins	2026-11-12 10:46:00.967Z	280.148° WNW	2026-11-12 10:46:00.967Z	280.148° WNW	11.202°	2026-11-12 10:58:00.967Z	280.537° WNW
505 mins	2026-11-13 02:21:00.967Z	244.594° WSW	2026-11-13 04:24:00.967Z	242.691° WSW	48.659°	2026-11-13 10:46:00.967Z	275.882° WNW

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 43176

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T03:21:15.454Z)

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