CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1071
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 37159) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 July 2024 over North America, after 13 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37159
International designator
2010-045B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
11 Sep 2010Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Jul 2024Recorded time 04:23 UTC
Time in orbit
13 years, 10 months5,067 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.7°N to 31.7°SFinal inclination 31.7°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 32.0°N, 113.0°W at 04:23 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 31.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.7°N and 31.7°S.
Life in orbit
13 years, 10 monthsH-2A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Jul 2024
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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