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Entry no.
2022-2338
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 40382) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 December 2022, after 7 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40382
International designator
2015-004B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
1 Feb 2015Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Dec 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 10 months2,860 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
4,000 kg
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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 10 months
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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