ARIANE 5 R/B, 31308

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 31308 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Fri, 04 May 2007 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

31308, 2007-016C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

ArianeGroup (FR)

Manufacturer

EADS/LV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ESC-A, Unknown motor

Mass

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

Launch date (UTC)

2007-05-04 (18 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 21 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 31308U 07016C   25115.64391963  .00005047  00000-0  84026-3 0  9993
2 31308   5.5375 256.9504 6935086  18.5788 357.4330  2.73663935162465

Epoch: 2025-04-25T15:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T15:27:14.656Z)

Latitude

0.00038°

Longitude

171.27063°

Altitude

394.487 km

Speed

9.961 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 07m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.91033°

Longitude

0.19572°

Altitude

28,965.481 km

Speed

2.023 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 58m 17s

Apparent Declination

-6° 40' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:48:15

Azimuth

43.911° NE

Elevation

-48.615°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,194.197 km

Perigee altitude

240.729 km

Semi-major axis

21,595.6 km

Eccentricity

0.6935086

Inclination

5.5375°

RAAN

256.9504°

Arg. of periapsis

18.5788°

True anomaly

340.61981°

Mean anomaly

357.433°

Eccentric anomaly

351.69041°

Mean motion

0.6839 °/min

BSTAR

0.00084026

Orbital period

526.39 mins

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 2007 (2007-05-04 UTC)

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 31309 (Decayed)

ARIANE 5 R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
468 mins	2025-04-26 18:10:41.429Z	219.884° SW	2025-04-26 22:30:41.429Z	163.217° S	32.074°	2025-04-27 01:58:41.429Z	141.68° SSE

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