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

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 H-2A DEB
1 28243U 02003E   26149.28780646  .00005544  00000-0  69569-2 0  9992
2 28243  28.2961 172.7034 7059365  74.7482 348.2048  2.50749583  4354

Epoch: 2026-05-29T06:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T06:54:26.478Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-177.68876°

Altitude

3,270.905 km

Speed

8.075 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 30m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

04:41:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

32,670.537 km

Perigee altitude

352.94 km

Semi-major axis

22,889.876 km

Eccentricity

0.70594

Inclination

28.2961°

RAAN

172.7034°

Arg. of periapsis

74.7482°

True anomaly

285.59324°

Mean anomaly

348.2048°

Eccentric anomaly

325.01245°

Mean motion

0.62673 °/min

Orbital period

574.41 mins

BSTAR

0.0069569

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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2002 (2002-02-04 UTC)

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H-2A R/B, 27369

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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.
18 mins	2026-05-29 19:12:36.903Z	211.236° SW	2026-05-29 19:12:36.903Z	211.236° SW	10.719°	2026-05-29 19:30:36.903Z	211.176° SW
62 mins	2026-05-30 12:08:36.903Z	223.065° SW	2026-05-30 12:15:36.903Z	179.328° S	25.153°	2026-05-30 13:10:36.903Z	138.723° SSE

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H-2A DEB, 28243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T06:54:26.478Z)

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