Key statistics
Satellite ARIANE 6 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
425
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
62.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARIANE 6 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARIANE 6 R/B
International designator: 2024-128E
Object number (NORAD): 60239
Object ID (CCSDS): 60239
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.046 minutes
Inclination: 62.0129 deg
SMA: 6947.257 km
Apoapsis: 609.4 km
Periapsis: 528.845 km
RAAN: 134.1988 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00579763
Argument of periapsis: 77.8486 deg
Mean anomaly: 282.9091 deg
Mean motion: 14.99279755 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002741 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002325784 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARIANE 6 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 60239U 24128E 25249.95612862 .00002741 00000-0 23258-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 60239 62.0129 134.1988 0057976 77.8486 282.9091 14.99279755 63547
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARIANE 6 R/B.
Associated space launch
Maiden Flight of the Ariane 62 launch vehicle, carrying ten cubesats, two deployers, five experiments, and two reentry capsules.
ARIANE 6 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight’, on board a Ariane 62 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 9, 2024, 7 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 4.
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Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight
Agency: European Space Agency
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 9, 2024, 7 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 62
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 4
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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