CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1989-0665
M-3S R/B
M-3S R/B (NORAD 14723) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 July 1989, after 5 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14723
International designator
1984-015B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
14 Feb 1984Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Jul 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 5 months1,982 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.6°N to 74.6°SFinal inclination 74.6°
Mass
130 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 74.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.6°N and 74.6°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 5 monthsM-3S R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Jul 1989
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1984-015
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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