Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8351
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.2
Per day
Orbit
GTO
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Inclination
5.3
Latest
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: 2002-035C
Object number (NORAD): 27462
Object ID (CCSDS): 27462
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 646.573 minutes
Inclination: 5.3241 deg
SMA: 24768.824 km
Apoapsis: 36131.763 km
Periapsis: 649.615 km
RAAN: 253.877 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7162663
Argument of periapsis: 136.7588 deg
Mean anomaly: 205.5147 deg
Mean motion: 2.22712541 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000129 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00011792 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 15, 2025, 5:33 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 15, 2025, 12:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 27462U 02035C 25135.52475331 -.00000129 00000-0 -11792-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 27462 5.3241 253.8770 7162663 136.7588 205.5147 2.22712541186071
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 5 R/B.
Associated space launch
Stellat 5 is a communications satellite belonging to Eutelsat, operating at 5 degrees West. N-Star C is a geostationary communications satellite operating at 136 degrees East.
ARIANE 5 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G | Stellat 5 & N-Star C’, on board a Ariane 5 G space rocket.
The launch took place on July 5, 2002, 11:22 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Ariane 5 G | Stellat 5 & N-Star C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 5, 2002, 11:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 G
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
...
Latest news about this satellite
Eutelsat 5 West A successfully retired in graveyard orbit
Eutelsat said Jan. 19 it retired a satellite last week that had helped Europe transition from analog to digital television two decades ago.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
