CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1977
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 36105) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 November 2024 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 15 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
36105
International designator
2009-066B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
28 Nov 2009Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Nov 2024Recorded time 19:38 UTC
Time in orbit
15 years5,479 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 8.0°S, 33.0°W at 19:38 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
15 yearsH-2A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Nov 2024
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/2024-1977
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