CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1260
EPSILON R/B
EPSILON R/B (NORAD 43153) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 August 2024, after 6 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43153
International designator
2018-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
17 Jan 2018Uchinoura
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Aug 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 7 months2,409 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
280 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 7 monthsEPSILON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Aug 2024
6 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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