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Entry no.
2002-0493

H-2A R/B(1)

H-2A R/B(1) (NORAD 27517) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 December 2002, after 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
27517
International designator
2002-042C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
10 Sep 2002Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Dec 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months92 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.4°N to 30.4°SFinal inclination 30.4°
Mass
100 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 30.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.4°N and 30.4°S.

Life in orbit

3 months

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

Also ended on 11 Dec 2002

1 entry
2002-0492PSLV DEB

From the same launch

2002-042
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