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Entry no.
1988-0378

H-1 R/B(2)

H-1 R/B(2) (NORAD 18320) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 June 1988, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18320
International designator
1987-070C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
27 Aug 1987Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Jun 1988UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 12 Jun 1988
Time in orbit
9 months298 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,118 kg

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

9 months

H-1 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Jun 1988

2 entries
1988-0377Kosmos-1662 SS 181988-0379SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

From the same launch

1987-070
1987-0345H-1 R/B(1)
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