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Entry no.
1988-0109

H-1 R/B(1)

H-1 R/B(1) (NORAD 18878) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 February 1988, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18878
International designator
1988-012B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
19 Feb 1988Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Feb 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.7°N to 30.7°SFinal inclination 30.7°
Mass
1,900 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 30.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.7°N and 30.7°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

Also ended on 26 Feb 1988

1 entry
1988-0108COSMOS 1907 DEB

From the same launch

1988-012
1998-0254H-1 R/B(2)
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