CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0564
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 43224) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 April 2024 over the Southern Ocean, after 6 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43224
International designator
2018-021B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
27 Feb 2018Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Apr 2024Recorded time 04:23 UTC
Time in orbit
6 years, 2 months2,251 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 82.0°S, 5.0°E at 04:23 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 2 monthsAlso ended on 27 Apr 2024
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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