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Entry no.
1990-0062

M-3S2 R/B(1)

M-3S2 R/B(1) (NORAD 20449) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 January 1990, after 2 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20449
International designator
1990-007C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
24 Jan 1990Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jan 1990UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Jan 1990
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.8°N to 30.8°SFinal inclination 30.8°
Mass
310 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 30.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.8°N and 30.8°S.

Life in orbit

2 days

From the same launch

1990-007
1993-0076HITEN (MUSES A)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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