H-2A DEB, 28243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

H-2A DEB, 28243 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

28243, 2002-003E

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

17 hours 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 17 hours ago

0 H-2A DEB
1 28243U 02003E   25128.56250574  .00001499  00000-0  34052-2 0  9995
2 28243  28.9505 325.2570 7048877 187.8994 148.1138  2.49340241195898

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:30:00.495Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-103.88658°

Altitude

31,895.088 km

Speed

1.865 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 40m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-15.86958°

Longitude

-135.07185°

Altitude

17,602.914 km

Speed

3.987 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 25m 16s

Apparent Declination

-25° 09' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:21:56

Azimuth

109.331° ESE

Elevation

-16.427°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

32,793.24 km

Perigee altitude

402.342 km

Semi-major axis

22,975.928 km

Eccentricity

0.7048877

Inclination

28.9505°

RAAN

325.257°

Arg. of periapsis

187.8994°

True anomaly

172.10169°

Mean anomaly

148.1138°

Eccentric anomaly

161.15752°

Mean motion

0.62321 °/min

BSTAR

0.0034052

Orbital period

577.66 mins

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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.
252 mins	2025-05-09 09:25:08.922Z	102.507° ESE	2025-05-09 12:26:08.922Z	100.067° ESE	25.951°	2025-05-09 13:37:08.922Z	79.832° E
23 mins	2025-05-09 23:30:08.922Z	277.428° WNW	2025-05-09 23:47:08.922Z	242.995° WSW	18.353°	2025-05-09 23:53:08.922Z	199.498° SSW

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