ARIANE 5 R/B
Launch
Launched on Dec 18, 2004 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 G+.
Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:51 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
CNES
Country
France
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 18, 2004
Mass
—
Apogee
675 km
Perigee
557 km
Inclination
98.28°
Period
1.61 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ARIANE 5 R/B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
557 × 675 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2004-049 (Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01).
- NANOSAT-1 · 28493
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