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Japan News Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature 

Re-Entry: EXOS B

April 23, 2018May 3, 2018 Patrick Blau 2316 Views EXOS B

The Japanese EXOS-B (Jikiken) satellite re-entered the atmosphere on April 22, 2018 after nearly four decades in orbit following liftoff in September 1978 atop an Mu-3H launch vehicle.

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Re-Entry: STARS-C

March 3, 2018March 12, 2018 Patrick Blau 2033 Views CubeSat

Japan’s STARS-C technology demonstration CubeSat re-entered the atmosphere on March 2, 2018 after nearly 15 months in orbit following deployment from the International Space Station.

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Re-Entry: FREEDOM Drag Sail CubeSat

February 6, 2017February 10, 2017 Patrick Blau 3287 Views CubeSat

Japan’s FREEDOM CubeSat re-entered the atmosphere on February 5, 2017 after only three weeks in orbit, indicating its drag sail was successful in rapidly removing the small satellite from orbit.

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Re-Entry: S-CUBE

November 24, 2016 Patrick Blau 2580 Views

Japan’s Shootingstar Sensing Satellite re-entered the atmosphere on November 23, 2016 after 14 months in orbit tasked with collecting data on meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere.

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Re-Entry: IGS 3A

October 30, 2016November 2, 2016 Patrick Blau 3735 Views

The Japanese IGS 3A Optical Reconnaissance Satellite re-entered the atmosphere on October 29, 2016 after a decade in orbit collecting intelligence in the form of images at a one-meter ground resolution.

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HTV-5 ends six-week ISS Cargo Mission with destructive Re-Entry

September 29, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 2678 Views

The HTV-5 spacecraft brought to an end a five week mission into space on Tuesday, burning up in the atmosphere after making a targeted deorbit maneuver.

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