CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0098
USERS (REENTRY MODULE)
USERS (REENTRY MODULE) (NORAD 27815) landed on 29 May 2003, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27815
International designator
2002-042H
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
10 Sep 2002Tanegashima
Landed (UTC)
29 May 2003Recorded time 21:23 UTC
Time in orbit
8 months261 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
30.4°N to 30.4°SFinal inclination 30.4°
Mass
400 kg
Operator
USEF / NASDA
Built by
IHI Ogikubo
Bus
USERS RV
Programme
USERS
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 30.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.4°N and 30.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsFrom the same launch
2002-042
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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