CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2015-0345
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 37955) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 August 2015 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 3 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37955
International designator
2011-075B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
12 Dec 2011Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Aug 2015UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Aug 2015
Time in orbit
3 years, 7 months1,335 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 14.0°S, 170.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 7 monthsH-2A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Aug 2015
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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