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2023-0574

ICS-EF (IOCS)

ISS ICS-EF

ICS-EF (IOCS) (NORAD 45265) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 18 March 2023, after 13 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
45265
International designator
1998-067RJ
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
ISS DEB (ICS-EF)Listed as a fragment
Country
Japan
Launched
15 Jul 2009Cape Canaveral
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Mar 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 years, 8 months4,994 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
310 kg
Operator
JAXA
Built by
NECT?
Bus
JEM EFP
Programme
Kibo ORU

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

13 years, 8 months

ICS-EF (IOCS)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Mar 2023

10 entries

From the same launch

2009-038
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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