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Entry no.
2015-0389
HTV-5
HTV-5 (NORAD 40873) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 29 September 2015, after 1 month in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
40873
International designator
2015-038A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
19 Aug 2015Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Sep 2015UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month41 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
6,225 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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthHTV-5’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Sep 2015
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2015-038
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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