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2019-0031

IGS 8B (DEMO)

IGS 8B (DEMO) (NORAD 39062) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 February 2019 over the Arctic Ocean, after 6 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
39062
International designator
2013-002B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
27 Jan 2013Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Feb 2019Recorded time 05:33 UTC
Time in orbit
6 years2,215 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
1,500 kg
Operator
CSICE
Built by
MELCO
Bus
IGS-O
Programme
IGS-O-G3

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 66.0°N, 143.0°E at 05:33 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 years

From the same launch

2013-002
2015-0064H-2A R/BIn orbitIGS Radar-4
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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