Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8464
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.2
Per day
Orbit
GTO
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Inclination
5.0
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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: 2002-035C
Object number (NORAD): 27462
Object ID (CCSDS): 27462
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 646.576 minutes
Inclination: 4.9516 deg
SMA: 24768.904 km
Apoapsis: 36145.968 km
Periapsis: 635.569 km
RAAN: 212.2247 deg
Eccentricy: 0.71683429
Argument of periapsis: 219.0514 deg
Mean anomaly: 201.1091 deg
Mean motion: 2.2271147 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0010826179 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 4:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 27462U 02035C 25248.67020823 -.00000027 00000-0 -10826-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 27462 4.9516 212.2247 7168343 219.0514 201.1091 2.22711470188605
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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