In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 5 R/B

NORAD: 29646
COSPAR: 2006-054D

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Spacecraft

Built by: EADS Launch Vehicles (EADS LV)
Owner: Arianespace
Platform (bus): ESC-A
Mass at launch: 5,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 5,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 7 m
Diameter: 5.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 7 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S29646, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2006-12-08
Rocket: Ariane 5ECA
Flight: WildBlue 1/AMC 18
Mission name: WildBlue 1
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA3
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2006-054

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2006-054, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 2006-12-08
Period: 510.9 min
Inclination: 2.90°
Apogee: 29,308 km
Perigee: 277 km
Radar cross-section: 43.9174 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, 0 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit