Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8563
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.2
Per day
Orbit
GTO
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Inclination
4.9
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: 646.58 minutes
Inclination: 4.8858 deg
SMA: 24768.994 km
Apoapsis: 36171.004 km
Periapsis: 610.715 km
RAAN: 171.1089 deg
Eccentricy: 0.71783877
Argument of periapsis: 295.3313 deg
Mean anomaly: 306.6862 deg
Mean motion: 2.2271025 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010935342 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:42 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 27462U 02035C 25346.23797222 -.00000026 00000-0 10935-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 27462 4.8858 171.1089 7178388 295.3313 306.6862 2.22710250190777
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.
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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
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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.
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