Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) at a glance.
Uptime
3023
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 3.3
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
6.2
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: 436.588 minutes
Inclination: 6.2246 deg
SMA: 19063.727 km
Apoapsis: 25069.91 km
Periapsis: 301.273 km
RAAN: 30.8433 deg
Eccentricy: 0.64962736
Argument of periapsis: 231.2117 deg
Mean anomaly: 50.7852 deg
Mean motion: 3.29830684 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00012782 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0048641879 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 8:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)
TLE line 1: 1 42743U 17029D 25251.86407433 .00012782 00000-0 48642-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 42743 6.2246 30.8433 6496274 231.2117 50.7852 3.29830684 79385
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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