In orbitRocket body

ARIANE 5 R/B

NORAD: 32254
COSPAR: 2007-044C

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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 S32254, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2007-10-05
Rocket: Ariane 5GS
Flight: IS-11/Optus D2
Mission name: Optus D2
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA3
Launched by: Arianespace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2007-044

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2007-044, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: FR
Launch date: 2007-10-05
Period: 576.6 min
Inclination: 4.49°
Apogee: 32,763 km
Perigee: 375 km
Radar cross-section: 23.1467 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 3

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit