CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0198
M-5 R/B(1)
M-5 R/B(1) (NORAD 25384) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 July 1998, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25384
International designator
1998-041B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
3 Jul 1998Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jul 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.1°N to 31.1°SFinal inclination 31.1°
Mass
900 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 31.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.1°N and 31.1°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysAlso ended on 8 Jul 1998
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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