H-2A DEB, 28237

Orbit data source: Space-Track

H-2A DEB, 28237 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 04 Feb 2002 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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Identifier

28237, 2002-003D

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

MHI Tobishima

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2002-02-04 (23 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Half Cyl, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.425 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 H-2A DEB
1 28237U 02003D   25183.81237814  .00002054  00000-0  39602-2 0  9993
2 28237  28.8313 312.6827 7085638 210.3057  76.4845  2.45708442201163

Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T19:29:49.471Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

99.14869°

Altitude

23,420.99 km

Speed

3.094 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 50m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

16.25422°

Longitude

130.08707°

Altitude

33,047.53 km

Speed

1.743 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 08m 57s

Apparent Declination

11° 43' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:12:34

Azimuth

129.546° SE

Elevation

51.872°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,263.58 km

Perigee altitude

383.701 km

Semi-major axis

23,201.778 km

Eccentricity

0.70856

Inclination

28.8313°

RAAN

312.6827°

Arg. of periapsis

210.3057°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

76.4845°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.61413 °/min

Orbital period

586.19 mins

BSTAR

0.0039602

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H-2A DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
240 mins	2025-07-05 09:18:32.781Z	129.568° SE	2025-07-05 11:48:32.781Z	131.112° SE	42.145°	2025-07-05 13:18:32.781Z	90.725° ESE

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