CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0616
H-3 R/B
H-3 R/B (NORAD 61734) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 March 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61734
International designator
2024-198B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
4 Nov 2024Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Mar 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 20 Mar 2025
Time in orbit
4 months138 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.3°N to 24.3°SFinal inclination 24.3°
Mass
2,500 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 19.0°S, 123.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 24.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.3°N and 24.3°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsH-3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Mar 2025
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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