CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1197
UNHA 3 R/B
UNHA 3 R/B (NORAD 41333) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 June 2023 over the Southern Ocean, after 7 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41333
International designator
2016-009B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
North Korea
Launched
7 Feb 2016Sohae
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jun 2023Recorded time 12:02 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years, 4 months2,679 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 62.0°S, 142.0°W at 12:02 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 4 monthsUNHA 3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Jun 2023
1 entryFrom the same launch
2016-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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