CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1975-0474
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 8453) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 December 1975, after 26 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8453
International designator
1975-111B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
26 Nov 1975Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Dec 1975UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.9°N to 62.9°SFinal inclination 62.9°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.9°N and 62.9°S.
Life in orbit
26 daysCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 22 Dec 1975
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1975-111
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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