Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
7666
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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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: 2004-049H
Object number (NORAD): 28499
Object ID (CCSDS): 28499
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.969 minutes
Inclination: 98.2521 deg
SMA: 6991.676 km
Apoapsis: 671.793 km
Periapsis: 555.288 km
RAAN: 147.7682 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00833173
Argument of periapsis: 270.5977 deg
Mean anomaly: 88.569 deg
Mean motion: 14.85015058 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001747 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019967319 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 11:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 28499U 04049H 25347.46112703 .00001747 00000-0 19967-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 28499 98.2521 147.7682 0083317 270.5977 88.5690 14.85015058132992
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 5 R/B.
Associated space launch
Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.
ARIANE 5 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01’, on board a Ariane 5 G+ space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 18, 2004, 4:26 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 18, 2004, 4:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 G+
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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