H-2A R/B, 42966

Orbit data source: Space-Track

H-2A R/B, 42966 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Mon, 09 Oct 2017 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

42966, 2017-062B

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)

2017-10-09 (9 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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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 H-2A R/B
1 42966U 17062B   26170.39576437  .00004574  00000-0  21316-2 0  9998
2 42966  31.7983 302.1700 7138822 167.4040 231.0267  2.44492232 74897

Epoch: 2026-06-19T09:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T09:29:54.041Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-107.95109°

Altitude

31,236.286 km

Speed

2.017 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 08m 35s

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

21:28:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,518.201 km

Perigee altitude

282.211 km

Semi-major axis

23,278.343 km

Eccentricity

0.71388

Inclination

31.7983°

RAAN

302.17°

Arg. of periapsis

167.404°

True anomaly

192.64981°

Mean anomaly

231.0267°

Eccentric anomaly

210.35587°

Mean motion

0.6111 °/min

Orbital period

589.1 mins

BSTAR

0.0021316

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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.
214 mins	2026-06-23 06:52:33.810Z	194.648° SSW	2026-06-23 10:26:33.810Z	218.943° SW	26.371°	2026-06-23 10:26:33.810Z	218.943° SW

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H-2A R/B, 42966

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T09:29:54.041Z)

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