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Entry no.
2018-0172
H-2A DEB
H-2A DEB (NORAD 43398) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 September 2018.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
43398
International designator
2012-025R
Object type
Fragment
Country
Japan
Parent launched
17 May 2012Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Sep 2018UTC calendar day
Time since launch
6 years, 3 months2,306 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.7°N to 81.7°SFinal inclination 98.3°
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 98.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.7°N and 81.7°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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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.