CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0531
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 45166) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 April 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45166
International designator
2020-009B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
9 Feb 2020Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Apr 2024Recorded time 21:20 UTC
Time in orbit
4 years, 2 months1,534 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.1°N to 83.1°SFinal inclination 96.9°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 17.0°S, 163.0°E at 21:20 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 96.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.1°N and 83.1°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 2 monthsAlso ended on 22 Apr 2024
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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