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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

MHI Tobishima

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2002-02-04 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Half Cyl, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.425 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 months ago

TLE from 2 months ago

0 H-2A DEB
1 28237U 02003D   25276.02309310  .00003246  00000-0  69640-2 0  9999
2 28237  28.6537 276.5309 7079464 268.6001  16.6909  2.46360584203450

Epoch: 2025-10-03T00:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-03T00:33:15.243Z)

Latitude

-0.00055°

Longitude

-103.79798°

Altitude

5,356.687 km

Speed

7.122 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 25m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:21:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,179.334 km

Perigee altitude

386.069 km

Semi-major axis

23,160.839 km

Eccentricity

0.70795

Inclination

28.6537°

RAAN

276.5309°

Arg. of periapsis

268.6001°

True anomaly

91.13843°

Mean anomaly

16.6909°

Eccentric anomaly

45.74167°

Mean motion

0.61576 °/min

Orbital period

584.64 mins

BSTAR

0.006964

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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.
80 mins	2025-12-13 06:53:17.690Z	219.623° SW	2025-12-13 06:53:17.690Z	219.623° SW	33.046°	2025-12-13 08:13:17.690Z	187.764° SSW
502 mins	2025-12-13 18:49:17.690Z	172.182° S	2025-12-14 01:00:17.690Z	107.815° ESE	28.311°	2025-12-14 03:11:17.690Z	122.217° SE
54 mins	2025-12-14 05:59:17.690Z	287.751° WNW	2025-12-14 06:50:17.690Z	284.907° WNW	13.457°	2025-12-14 06:53:17.690Z	284.819° WNW

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H-2A DEB, 28237

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-03T00:33:15.243Z)

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