H-2A R/B, 40268

Orbit data source: Space-Track

H-2A R/B, 40268 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 07 Oct 2014 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

40268, 2014-060B

Orbit

HEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) (JP)

Manufacturer

MHI Tobishima

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

H-2A STAGE 2, Unknown motor

Mass

4,000 kg wet, 4,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-10-07 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.6 m

Radar Cross Section

35.186 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 H-2A R/B
1 40268U 14060B   26070.60871601  .00037760  00000-0  25415-2 0  9997
2 40268  22.6282 342.9676 6625473  16.3911 357.4371  3.18175599110735

Epoch: 2026-03-11T14:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-11T14:36:33.063Z)

Latitude

-0.00113°

Longitude

-45.43841°

Altitude

305.522 km

Speed

9.943 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 51m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 04"

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

06:20:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

26,092.52 km

Perigee altitude

212.539 km

Semi-major axis

19,530.667 km

Eccentricity

0.66255

Inclination

22.6282°

RAAN

342.9676°

Arg. of periapsis

16.3911°

True anomaly

343.33172°

Mean anomaly

357.4371°

Eccentric anomaly

352.44805°

Mean motion

0.79518 °/min

Orbital period

452.73 mins

BSTAR

0.0025415

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H-2A R/B 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.
334 mins	2026-03-12 06:19:04.793Z	261.832° W	2026-03-12 07:23:04.793Z	223.938° SW	30.331°	2026-03-12 11:53:04.793Z	208.577° SW

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H-2A R/B, 40268

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-11T14:36:33.063Z)

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