ARIANE 5 R/B, 45248

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 45248 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 18 Feb 2020 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

45248, 2020-013D

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)

2020-02-18 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

41.627 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 45248U 20013D   25336.38103576  .00003838  00000-0  12314-2 0  9996
2 45248   5.4556 116.7886 7161586 181.6237 173.0941  2.42701420 49717

Epoch: 2025-12-02T09:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-02T09:08:41.489Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-91.9007°

Altitude

33,711.139 km

Speed

1.686 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 46m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

21:50:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,771.298 km

Perigee altitude

262.317 km

Semi-major axis

23,394.944 km

Eccentricity

0.71616

Inclination

5.4556°

RAAN

116.7886°

Arg. of periapsis

181.6237°

True anomaly

178.36235°

Mean anomaly

173.0941°

Eccentric anomaly

175.97457°

Mean motion

0.60654 °/min

Orbital period

593.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0012314

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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.
88 mins	2025-12-03 06:46:35.336Z	105.345° ESE	2025-12-03 07:36:35.336Z	106.847° ESE	11.483°	2025-12-03 08:14:35.336Z	106.145° ESE

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 45248

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-02T09:08:41.489Z)

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