CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0651
H-2A R/B
H-2A R/B (NORAD 61440) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 June 2026 over the Southern Ocean, after 1 year, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61440
International designator
2024-176B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Japan
Launched
26 Sep 2024Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jun 2026Recorded time 18:49 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 8 months626 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 62.0°S, 68.0°W at 18:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 8 monthsH-2A R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Jun 2026
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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