Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) at a glance.
Uptime
2906
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 3.3
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
6.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)
International designator: 2017-029D
Object number (NORAD): 42743
Object ID (CCSDS): 42743
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 440.332 minutes
Inclination: 6.0133 deg
SMA: 19172.571 km
Apoapsis: 25287.176 km
Periapsis: 301.696 km
RAAN: 105.9416 deg
Eccentricy: 0.6515944
Argument of periapsis: 83.0608 deg
Mean anomaly: 341.8366 deg
Mean motion: 3.27025965 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00013263 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0051827 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 15, 2025, 5:33 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 15, 2025, 11:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)
TLE line 1: 1 42743U 17029D 25135.47459864 .00013263 00000-0 51827-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 42743 6.0133 105.9416 6515944 83.0608 341.8366 3.27025965 75552
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA).
Associated space launch
ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite with an estimated capacity of 350 Gbit/s. The satellite will provide satellite internet to North America, parts of South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Eutelsat 172B is a communications satellite featuring a C-band, a Ku-band and a high throughput payload and all electric orbital raising. It is to reside in 172° East, where it will provide coverage of the Asia-Pacific.
ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B’, on board a Ariane 5 ECA space rocket.
The launch took place on June 1, 2017, 11:45 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
Agency: Eutelsat
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 1, 2017, 11:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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