In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 5 R/B

NORAD: 28913
COSPAR: 2005-049C

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Spacecraft

Built by: EADS Bremen
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): EPS+
Main engine: Aestus
Mass at launch: 3,057 kg
Dry mass: 3,057 kg
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 S28913, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2005-12-21
Rocket: Ariane 5GS
Flight: Insat 4A/MSG 2
Mission name: Insat 4A
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA3
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2005-049

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2005-049, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 2005-12-21
Period: 640.3 min
Inclination: 3.90°
Apogee: 35,791 km
Perigee: 669 km
Radar cross-section: 27.5359 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

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit