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 (12 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 2 days ago

0 H-2A R/B
1 40268U 14060B   26171.23881892  .00015745  00000-0  15328-2 0  9992
2 40268  22.5357 283.1736 6571912 122.0914 318.1996  3.24610559113979

Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:43:53.954Z)

Latitude

0.00011°

Longitude

-71.26408°

Altitude

10,442.149 km

Speed

5.168 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 52m 40s

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

21:41:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

25,558.814 km

Perigee altitude

228.384 km

Semi-major axis

19,271.736 km

Eccentricity

0.65719

Inclination

22.5357°

RAAN

283.1736°

Arg. of periapsis

122.0914°

True anomaly

238.00912°

Mean anomaly

318.1996°

Eccentric anomaly

281.27161°

Mean motion

0.81126 °/min

Orbital period

443.75 mins

BSTAR

0.0015328

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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.
335 mins	2026-06-23 02:35:53.608Z	195.843° SSW	2026-06-23 07:43:53.608Z	170.829° S	28.423°	2026-06-23 08:10:53.608Z	116.206° SE

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H-2A R/B, 40268

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:43:53.954Z)

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