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Entry no.
2014-0383
IGS 1A
IGS 1A (NORAD 27698) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 July 2014 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 11 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27698
International designator
2003-009A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
28 Mar 2003Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Jul 2014UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 years, 3 months4,130 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,500 kg
Operator
CSICE
Built by
MELCO
Bus
IGS-O
Programme
IGS-O-G1
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 40.0°S, 54.0°W. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
11 years, 3 monthsFrom the same launch
2003-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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