DECAYED

H-2A R/B, 43224 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

H-2A R/B, 43224 was space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 27 Feb 2018 UTC launched from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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H-2A R/B details

Identifier	43224, 2018-021B
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	8 months ago
Origin	MHI (JP / JPN)
Manufacturer	MHI Tobishima
Mission	Decayed spacecraft
Bus & Motor	H-2A STAGE 2, Unknown motor
Mass	4,000 kg wet, 4,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-02-27 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle	Unknown
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 9.2 m
Radar Cross Section	35.186 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 months ago

0 H-2A R/B
1 43224U 18021B   24118.09334668  .25975779  24965-5  26321-3 0  9991
2 43224  97.2192 222.2039 0014138 264.2949 223.6135 16.50276103344486

Epoch: 2024-04-27T02:14Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-04-27T02:14:25.153Z)

Latitude	51.73193°
Longitude	162.22031°
Altitude	153.769 km
Speed	7.815 km/s
True Right ascension	03h 25m 33s
True Declination	51° 32' 57"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-38.91893°
Longitude	-86.87859°
Altitude	7,921.251 km
Speed	5.514 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	09h 04m 58s
Apparent Declination	-51° 37' 17"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:19:57
Azimuth	227.124° WSW
Elevation	-32.285°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	144.604 km
Perigee altitude	126.186 km
Semi-major axis	6,513.532 km
Eccentricity	0.0014138
Inclination	97.2192°
RAAN	222.2039°
Arg. of periapsis	264.2949°
True anomaly	223.50189°
Mean anomaly	223.6135°
Eccentric anomaly	223.55768°
Mean motion	4.12875 °/min
BSTAR	0.00026321
Orbital period	87.19 mins