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Entry no.
2012-0463
H-2A DEB
H-2A DEB (NORAD 39006) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 December 2012.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
39006
International designator
2012-025N
Object type
Fragment
Country
Japan
Parent launched
17 May 2012Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Dec 2012UTC calendar day
Time since launch
7 months218 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 98.1°
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 98.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
H-2A DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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