CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0208
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 47203) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 June 2021 over North America, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47203
International designator
2020-089B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
29 Nov 2020Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Jun 2021UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 12 Jun 2021
Time in orbit
6 months196 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.9°N to 27.9°SFinal inclination 27.9°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 7.0°N, 62.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 27.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.9°N and 27.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsH-2A R/B’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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