ARIANE 5 R/B, 38993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38993 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 10 Nov 2012 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

38993, 2012-062C

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

22 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)

2012-11-10 (12 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 22 hours ago

0 ARIANE 5 R/B
1 38993U 12062C   25115.62113246  .00003982  00000-0  72243-3 0  9995
2 38993   2.3471 248.0675 6970359  41.4579 354.2463  2.68704432112537

Epoch: 2025-04-25T14:54Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T14:54:25.844Z)

Latitude

0.0002°

Longitude

170.8103°

Altitude

1,012.649 km

Speed

9.466 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 33m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-1.31311°

Longitude

24.06294°

Altitude

29,801.489 km

Speed

1.948 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 53m 58s

Apparent Declination

-6° 49' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:52:03

Azimuth

25.348° NE

Elevation

-54.443°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

30,719.958 km

Perigee altitude

244.817 km

Semi-major axis

21,860.524 km

Eccentricity

0.6970359

Inclination

2.3471°

RAAN

248.0675°

Arg. of periapsis

41.4579°

True anomaly

318.30506°

Mean anomaly

354.2463°

Eccentric anomaly

341.71868°

Mean motion

0.67151 °/min

BSTAR

0.00072243

Orbital period

536.11 mins

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ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38994 (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.
475 mins	2025-04-26 18:10:27.955Z	202.843° SW	2025-04-26 23:43:27.955Z	152.589° SSE	30.417°	2025-04-27 02:05:27.955Z	131.142° SE

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