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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 H-2A DEB
1 28243U 02003E   25185.78626816  .00001759  00000-0  34279-2 0  9998
2 28243  28.8038 302.9024 7051740 223.9393  51.5500  2.49520044197323

Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:52:13.569Z)

Latitude

0.00009°

Longitude

96.83375°

Altitude

17,129.527 km

Speed

4.068 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 11m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

19.58449°

Longitude

136.86414°

Altitude

32,751.669 km

Speed

1.736 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 15m 52s

Apparent Declination

15° 01' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:47:35

Azimuth

103.447° ESE

Elevation

38.438°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

32,781.037 km

Perigee altitude

392.517 km

Semi-major axis

22,964.914 km

Eccentricity

0.70517

Inclination

28.8038°

RAAN

302.9024°

Arg. of periapsis

223.9393°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

51.55°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.62366 °/min

Orbital period

577.24 mins

BSTAR

0.0034279

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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.
251 mins	2025-07-05 07:53:47.785Z	103.468° ESE	2025-07-05 10:18:47.785Z	102.488° ESE	37.47°	2025-07-05 12:04:47.785Z	85.117° E

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