CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0079
N-2 R/B(1)
N-2 R/B(1) (NORAD 12296) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 February 1981, after 17 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12296
International designator
1981-012B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
11 Feb 1981Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Feb 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.3°N to 30.3°SFinal inclination 30.3°
Mass
950 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 30.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.3°N and 30.3°S.
Life in orbit
17 daysAlso ended on 28 Feb 1981
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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