Spacecraft information: ARIANE 5 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 26 September 2003
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner France
NORAD ID 27946
COSPAR ID 2003-043B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.170°
Eccentricity 0.71800
RA ascending node 22.825 hr
Argument perigee 77.733°
Mean anomaly 348.094°
Orbital period 644.105 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 12:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 596.0 km
Mean Altitude 18334.7 km
Peak Altitude 36073.4 km

Launched alongside

EUTELSAT 31A SMART-1 ARIANE 5 DEB INSAT-3E ARIANE 5 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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