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Entry no.
1980-0080

N-1 R/B(1)

N-1 R/B(1) (NORAD 11716) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 February 1980, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11716
International designator
1980-018B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
22 Feb 1980Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Feb 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.4°N to 30.4°SFinal inclination 30.4°
Mass
1,015 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 30.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.4°N and 30.4°S.

Life in orbit

6 days

From the same launch

1980-018
2009-0093N-1 R/B(2)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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