CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0293
HTV-4
HTV-4 (NORAD 39221) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 7 September 2013, after 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
39221
International designator
2013-040A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
3 Aug 2013Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Sep 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month35 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
15,400 kg
Operator
JAXA
Built by
MHITO?
Bus
HTV
Programme
HTV
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthAlso ended on 7 Sep 2013
1 entryFrom the same launch
2013-040
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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