CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0631
CZ-2C DEB
CZ-2C DEB (NORAD 9597) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 December 1976.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
9597
International designator
1976-117C
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
7 Dec 1976Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Dec 1976UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
59.4°N to 59.4°SFinal inclination 59.4°
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 59.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 59.4°N and 59.4°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 9 Dec 1976
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-117
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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