CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0255
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 50320) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February 2022 over Australia, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
50320
International designator
2021-128B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
22 Dec 2021Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Feb 2022UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 9 Feb 2022
Time in orbit
1 month48 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
29.8°N to 29.8°SFinal inclination 29.8°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 29.0°S, 121.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 29.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 29.8°N and 29.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthH-2A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Feb 2022
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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