Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
3509
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.4
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
0.5
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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: 2016-004B
Object number (NORAD): 41309
Object ID (CCSDS): 41309
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 603.851 minutes
Inclination: 0.529 deg
SMA: 23665.375 km
Apoapsis: 34288.99 km
Periapsis: 285.49 km
RAAN: 216.4632 deg
Eccentricy: 0.71842302
Argument of periapsis: 302.0022 deg
Mean anomaly: 262.1858 deg
Mean motion: 2.38469407 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004238 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0024005885 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, midnight UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 41309U 16004B 25246.00040776 .00004238 00000-0 24006-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 41309 0.5290 216.4632 7184230 302.0022 262.1858 2.38469407 81715
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 5 R/B.
Associated space launch
Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh 6300kg when launched and will have 2 solar arrays to provide power. Intelsat 29e will launch on the Ariane 5 on its own, as no suitable secondary payload could be found
ARIANE 5 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e’, on board a Ariane 5 ECA space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 27, 2016, 11:20 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 27, 2016, 11:20 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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