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Entry no.
2012-0263

IGS 1B

IGS 1B (NORAD 27699) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 July 2012, after 9 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
27699
International designator
2003-009B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
28 Mar 2003Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jul 2012Recorded time 09:52 UTC
Time in orbit
9 years, 3 months3,408 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,500 kg
Operator
CSICE
Built by
MELCO
Bus
IGS-R
Programme
IGS-R-G1

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

9 years, 3 months

Also ended on 26 Jul 2012

4 entries
2012-0264COSMOS 2251 DEB2012-0265COSMOS 2251 DEB2012-0266COSMOS 2251 DEB2012-0267COSMOS 2251 DEB

From the same launch

2003-009
2012-0196H-2A R/B2014-0383IGS 1A
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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