CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1978-0049
CZ-2B R/B
CZ-2B R/B (NORAD 9395) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 February 1978, after 1 year, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9395
International designator
1976-087B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
China
Launched
30 Aug 1976Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Feb 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 5 months523 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
69.1°N to 69.1°SFinal inclination 69.1°
Mass
3,535 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 69.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.1°N and 69.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 5 monthsCZ-2B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Feb 1978
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-087
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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