CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1995-0044
H-2 R/B(1)
H-2 R/B(1) (NORAD 23231) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 1995, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23231
International designator
1994-056B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
28 Aug 1994Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 1995UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months217 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
Mass
3,030 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 28.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.4°N and 28.4°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsH-2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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