Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8529
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 5 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARIANE 5 R/B
International designator: 2002-009B
Object number (NORAD): 27387
Object ID (CCSDS): 27387
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.231 minutes
Inclination: 98.8157 deg
SMA: 7147.61 km
Apoapsis: 793.189 km
Periapsis: 745.761 km
RAAN: 192.8275 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033178
Argument of periapsis: 66.1741 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.2917 deg
Mean motion: 14.36684777 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000057 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000034859 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 27387U 02009B 25187.90442314 .00000057 00000-0 34859-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 27387 98.8157 192.8275 0033178 66.1741 294.2917 14.36684777223765
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 5 R/B.
Associated space launch
A large Earth-Observing satellite in sun synchronous polar orbit.
ARIANE 5 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G | Envisat’, on board a Ariane 5 G space rocket.
The launch took place on March 1, 2002, 1:07 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 G | Envisat
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 1, 2002, 1:07 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 G
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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