In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 5 R/B

NORAD: 28499
COSPAR: 2004-049H

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Spacecraft

Built by: EADS Bremen
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): EPS
Main engine: Aestus
Mass at launch: 2,850 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,850 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 2,900 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 4 m
Diameter: 3.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 4 m
Shape: Cone + Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28499, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2004-12-18
Rocket: Ariane 5G+
Flight: Helios-2A/ASAP
Mission name: Helios 2A
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA3
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2004-049

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2004-049, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 2004-12-18
Period: 96.9 min
Inclination: 98.28°
Apogee: 669 km
Perigee: 554 km
Radar cross-section: 16.0376 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload7 in total, 7 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit