In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 5 R/B

NORAD: 27832
COSPAR: 2003-028C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Astrium (D), Bremen
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): EPS
Main engine: Aestus
Mass at launch: 1,190 kg
Dry mass: 1,190 kg
Length: 3.3 m
Diameter: 3.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 3.9 m
Shape: Cone + Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27832, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2003-06-11
Rocket: Ariane 5G
Flight: Optus C1-D/BSAT-2c
Mission name: BSAT-2c
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA3
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2003-028

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2003-028, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 2003-06-11
Period: 640.5 min
Inclination: 7.21°
Apogee: 35,886 km
Perigee: 582 km
Radar cross-section: 22.8308 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit