CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2008-0406
H-2 R/B
H-2 R/B (NORAD 28623) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 2008, after 3 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28623
International designator
2005-006B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
26 Feb 2005Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 2008UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 4 months1,238 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
Mass
4,000 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
3 years, 4 monthsH-2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Jul 2008
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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