CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1253
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 37814) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 July 2025 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 13 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37814
International designator
2011-050B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
23 Sep 2011Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Jul 2025Recorded time 13:21 UTC
Time in orbit
13 years, 9 months5,040 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 52.0°N, 159.0°W at 13:21 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
13 years, 9 monthsH-2A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Jul 2025
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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