CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1704
UNHA 3 R/B
UNHA 3 R/B (NORAD 39027) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 November 2025 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 12 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39027
International designator
2012-072B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
North Korea
Launched
12 Dec 2012Sohae
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 2025Recorded time 18:14 UTC
Time in orbit
12 years, 10 months4,711 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 50.0°S, 16.0°E at 18:14 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
12 years, 10 monthsUNHA 3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Nov 2025
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2012-072
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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