Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8008
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.2
Per day
Orbit
GTO
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Inclination
7.0
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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: 2003-028C
Object number (NORAD): 27832
Object ID (CCSDS): 27832
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 640.487 minutes
Inclination: 7.0478 deg
SMA: 24613.15 km
Apoapsis: 35918.428 km
Periapsis: 551.601 km
RAAN: 276.631 deg
Eccentricy: 0.7184539
Argument of periapsis: 357.4941 deg
Mean anomaly: 0.1003 deg
Mean motion: 2.24828816 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000084 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000037072 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 4:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 27832U 03028C 25133.67590144 -.00000084 00000-0 37072-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 27832 7.0478 276.6310 7184539 357.4941 0.1003 2.24828816180065
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 5 R/B.
Associated space launch
Optus and Defence C1 is a relay platform in geostationary orbit at 156 degrees East. It is one of the most advanced communications satellites ever built. BSAT-2C is a geostationary communication satellite for B-SAT.
ARIANE 5 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G | Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c’, on board a Ariane 5 G space rocket.
The launch took place on June 11, 2003, 10:38 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 G | Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 11, 2003, 10:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 G
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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