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Entry number
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H-2A DEB

H-2A DEB (NORAD 43068) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 January 2026 over the Indian Ocean.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
43068
International designator
2017-082D
Object type
Fragment
Country
Japan
Parent launched
23 Dec 2017Tanegashima
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jan 2026Recorded time 03:04 UTC
Time since launch
8 years2,938 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 98.0°

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 56.0°S, 38.0°E at 03:04 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.

Life in orbit

H-2A DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 8 Jan 2026

2 entries
PendingVESTA-1PendingCONNECTA T1.1

From the same launch

2017-082
2019-0261SLATS2025-1134H-2A R/B
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