CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0662
CZ-2C R/B
CZ-2C R/B (NORAD 9596) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 December 1976, after 22 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9596
International designator
1976-117B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
7 Dec 1976Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Dec 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
59.4°N to 59.4°SFinal inclination 59.4°
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 59.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 59.4°N and 59.4°S.
Life in orbit
22 daysCZ-2C R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Dec 1976
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-117
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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